Abstract

POY, Santiago; ROBLES, Ramiro; LEDDA, Valentina  and  SALVIA, Agustín. Rise in income inequality before and after the Covid-19 crisis in Argentina. Prob. Des [online]. 2023, vol.54, n.212, pp.3-23.  Epub Aug 14, 2023. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iiec.20078951e.2023.212.69919.

This article examines inequality in income distribution in Argentina between 2014 and 2020 in a context of stagnation and economic crisis, which coincided with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The determining factors of income distribution were analyzed based on a household survey, and a breakdown of the Gini coefficient was implemented to determine the factors that explained the increase in inequality. From a structuralist point of view, the retraction of formal employment, the expansion of the informal sector, and greater coverage of social protection policies were the central factors that explained the increased level of inequality at that time. Social transfers helped to mitigate inequality in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords : economic inequality; Covid-19; structural heterogeneity; social protection; Gini coefficient.