Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17818/DIEM/2022/1.1
REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE PACIFIC ALLIANCE COUNTRIES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCOME INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL CAPITAL
Nalleli Patricia Bolaños Perez
; University of Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico
Edgar J. Saucedo-Acosta
orcid.org/0000-0002-0373-7804
; University of Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico
Abstract
Social capital is considered a productive resource for societies. The increase in social trust is usually related to both economic growth and a reduction in inequality. In Latin American countries, and particularly the economies that belong to the Pacific Alliance, the relationship between social capital and income inequalities has not been studied at regional level. The paper aims to analyze whether social capital impacts income inequality in the case of the Pacific Alliance regions. Dynamic panel data models were used, covering 72 regions during the period 2002-2011. The results show that the decline in generalized trust and congress trust impacts negatively income inequality, while government trust, police trust and company trust have not effect.
Keywords
social capital; inequalities; dynamic panel model; Latin America
Hrčak ID:
271733
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Publication date:
1.2.2022.
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