Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-5-2009
Abstract
I analyze the effect of inequality on economic growth in Latin America, where inequality is measured as the area of family farms as a percentage of the total area of agricultural holdings. Using data from 18 Latin American countries between 1960 and 2004, I find that inequality has a nonlinear effect on economic growth. Overall, for the countries included in this analysis, the share of family farms has a positive significant effect on economic growth. These findings are robust to controlling for several factors, using a different indicator of inequality (land Gini), and addressing for endogeneity.
Recommended Citation
Blanco, Luisa, "Life is Unfair in Latin America, But Does it Matter for Growth?" (2009). Pepperdine University, School of Public Policy Working Papers. Paper 30.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/sppworkingpapers/30