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http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/17723| Title: | Low Social Mobility in Bolivia: Causes and Consequences for Development |
| Keywords: | I32 E60 J13 J12 ddc:330 Social Mobility Economic Growth Public Policy Bolivia Soziale Mobilität Armut Bildungswesen Familienökonomik Sozialer Status Urbanisierung Wirtschaftswachstum Schätzung Bolivien |
| Issue Date: | 16-Oct-2013 |
| Publisher: | Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) Kiel |
| Description: | This paper investigates social mobility in Bolivia and discusses its implications for poverty reduction and long-run growth. Regressions based on household survey data show that social mobility is very low in Bolivia, even by Latin American standards. This is mainly caused by an inadequate public education system, a high degree of assortative mating, and insufficient rural-urban migration. As a consequence, poverty tends to be fairly persistent over time. Moreover, low social mobility implies an inefficient use of innate talent and poor incentives for work and study. This prevents the Bolivian economy from reaching its potential growth rates. The paper provides several recommendations for policies to increase social mobility, thereby reducing poverty and increasing long-run growth. |
| URI: | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/17723 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/17723 ppn:329918753 |
| Appears in Collections: | EconStor |
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