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Household Wealth in Latin America

Publisher:
UNU-WIDER
Series:
WIDER Research Paper
Volume:
2006/114
Title:
Household Wealth in Latin America
Authors:
Florencia Torche and Seymour Spilerman
Publication date:
2006
ISSN Web:
1810-2611
ISBN Web:
9291908983
ISBN 13 Web:
9789291908981
Copyright holder:
© UNU-WIDER
Copyright year:
2006
Keywords:
wealth distribution, income distribution, Latin America, home ownership, informal sector, intergenerational transfers
JEL:
D3, O54
Project:
Personal Assets from a Global Perspective
Sponsor:
The governments of Denmark (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Finland (Ministry for Foreign Affairs), Norway (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Sweden (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency-Sida) and the United Kingdom (Department for International Development).
Format:
online

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