Inequality, Low-Intensity Immigration and Human Capital Formation in the Regions of Chile, 1820-1939
| Autor: | Jörg Baten, Manuel Llorca-Jaña |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Inequality
060106 history of social sciences Late 19th century media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Economics Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) Immigration 06 humanities and the arts Emigration and Immigration Human capital Geography Numeracy 0502 economics and business Educational Status Humans 0601 history and archaeology Demographic economics 050207 economics Chile Period (music) media_common |
| Zdroj: | SSRN Electronic Journal. |
| ISSN: | 1556-5068 |
| Popis: | This article traces inequality and numeracy development in the regions of Chile during the 19th and early 20th century. Inequality, measured with anthropometric methods, was associated with a lower speed of human capital formation. Not all talents received the necessary education to make full use of their talent for the regional economy, especially in the south in the early period. However, Chile became slightly less unequal over time and more numerate during the late 19th century. In addition, we study the correlates of low-intensity immigration in Chile. Regions with a relatively high share of North European migrants developed faster in terms of numeracy. |
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