Abstract

OYHANTCABAL, Gabriel  and  SANGUINETTI, Martín. Agro in Uruguay: Ground Rent, Labor Income, and Profit. Prob. Des [online]. 2017, vol.48, n.189, pp.113-139. ISSN 0301-7036.

Since 2002, the agriculture and livestock sector in Uruguay has undergone an intense transformation in the context of high commodities prices and rising foreign investment. This research studied an as-of-yet unaddressed dimension of these changes concerning their impact on income distribution to contribute to the recent literature on these matters. The distribution of income by source of remuneration (labor income, profit, and ground rent) and social class, including the State, in the period 2000-2015, was analyzed. The results show that landholders were the group whose appropriation of value increased the most. The total wage bill grew slightly, and state participation held steady in both the value of agriculture and livestock and ground rent.

Keywords : Agriculture and livestock sector; labor income; ground rent; surplus; State.

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