Working Paper No. 2007 | 12
Household Wealth in Latin America
by Florencia Torche and Seymour Spilerman (Sociology)
This paper reviews the empirical and historical literature on wealth ownership and inequality in Latin America. Although much has been written about the distribution of education and income in the region, to date there is little systematic study of wealth inequality. This paper uses various available sources and primary data analysis to draw inferences about the distribution of different types of assets—housing, land, and capital wealth—in Latin America, and highlights the areas in which new empirical information is needed.
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