Diseguaglianza Sociale, Sviluppo Economico E Curva Di Kuznets: Un’Analisi Empirica Per L’America Latina

Posted: 19 Dec 2009

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Adalgiso Amendola

CSEF - University of Naples Federico II; CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF)

Roberto Dell'Anno

CSEF - University of Naples Federico II; Institute for Corruption Studies

Date Written: December 1, 2008

Abstract

Inequality is a multidimensional phenomenon. The studies of inequality tend to concentrate on the analysis of income inequality but inequalities arise due to other economic, social and political factors. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the role of social inequality in Latin American countries and its relationship with the economic development. Principal component analysis is applied to estimate an indicator of social inequality. Empirical evidence confirms the correlation between social inequality and official economy follows Kuznets’ hypothesis of inverted-U curve.

Keywords: Social Inequality, Kuznets’ curve, Latin America

JEL Classification: O17, D63, O54

Suggested Citation

Amendola, Adalgiso and Dell'Anno, Roberto, Diseguaglianza Sociale, Sviluppo Economico E Curva Di Kuznets: Un’Analisi Empirica Per L’America Latina (December 1, 2008). Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, Vol. 3, December 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1525338

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Roberto Dell'Anno

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