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<p>This study examines the effect of GDP per capita on the Gini index, which measures income concentration, in Colombia. The methodology used is an econometric analysis of time series with data extracted from the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank. The econometric results suggest that, at least during the period studied here, there is no evidence that GDP per capita has been an explanatory variable of the behaviour of income distribution in Colombia. The results also align with the understanding that the problem of inequality in the distribution of income is not merely economic but concerns persistent matters such as political and historical issues.</p>
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This study examines the effect of GDP per capita on the Gini index, which measures income concentration, in Colombia. The methodology used is an econometric analysis of time series with data extracted from the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank. The econometric results suggest that, at least during the period studied here, there is no evidence that GDP per capita has been an explanatory variable of the behaviour of income distribution in Colombia. The results also align with the understanding that the problem of inequality in the distribution of income is not merely economic but concerns persistent matters such as political and historical issues.

Resilience and Path Dependency: Income Distribution Effects of GDP in Colombia

Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation

Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

{"article-title":"Resilience and Path Dependency: Income Distribution Effects of GDP in Colombia"}

This study examines the effect of GDP per capita on the Gini index, which measures income concentration, in Colombia. The methodology used is an econometric...

Resilience and Path Dependency: Income Distribution Effects of GDP in Colombia

Data publikacji: 19 sty 2023

Zakres stron: 87 - 105

Otrzymano: 21 gru 2020

Przyjęty: 24 cze 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jcbtp-2023-0005

Słowa kluczowe
Income Distribution, Colombia, Resilience, inequality

© 2023 Ahmet Faruk Aysan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Resilience and Path Dependency: Income Distribution Effects of GDP in Colombia

Data publikacji: 19 sty 2023

Zakres stron: 87 - 105

Otrzymano: 21 gru 2020

Przyjęty: 24 cze 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jcbtp-2023-0005

Słowa kluczoweIncome Distribution, Colombia, Resilience, inequality

© 2023 Ahmet Faruk Aysan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
Income Distribution, Colombia, Resilience, inequality