Intra-Generational Social Mobility and Entrepreneurship in Uruguay

28 Pages Posted: 4 Oct 2012

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Nestor Gandelman

Universidad ORT Uruguay

Daniel Bukstein

Universidad ORT at Uruguay

Date Written: July 2012

Abstract

This paper follows an income-based, time-dependence approach to measure social mobility in Uruguay between 1982 and 2010. The paper finds that social mobility in Uruguay is considerable and reports evidence suggesting that this mobility is greater within cohorts of groups, such as those defined by gender or region, than between groups. Entrepreneurship and self-employment are associated with greater social mobility.

JEL Classification: D31, L26, O15

Suggested Citation

Gandelman, Nestor and Bukstein, Daniel, Intra-Generational Social Mobility and Entrepreneurship in Uruguay (July 2012). IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-321, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2156791 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2156791

Nestor Gandelman

Universidad ORT Uruguay ( email )

Bulevar España 2633
Montevideo, 11.300
Uruguay

Daniel Bukstein (Contact Author)

Universidad ORT at Uruguay ( email )

Bulevar España 2633
Montevideo, 11.300
Uruguay

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