The Socioeconomic Outcomes of Native Groups in Argentina
This study uses individual-level census data from Argentina to examine the socioeconomic disparities between Native and non-Native people. Native people fare worse across a variety of indicators, including housing, education, employment, and health. On average, the observed disparities amount to 12 percent of the standard deviation and persist even after controlling for factors such as geographic location. Furthermore, there are differences in the intergenerational transmission of education between Natives and non-Natives: for each level of education of the parents, the children of Natives have, on average, fewer years of education than the children of non-Natives. Finally, the study also reveals large differences between Native groups: while some achieve average outcomes that surpass those of the non-Native population, others significantly lag behind. Notably, these differences are correlated with a characteristic of their pre-Columbian economy: the practice of agriculture.
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| Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2024-07-10
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| Subjects: | INDIGEONUS PEOPLE, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PERSISTENCE, ARGENTINA, SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES, SDG 11, QUALITY EDUCATION, SDG 4, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099310206282421212/IDU1770203d213d8114ba5186c51491855b667b1 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/41855 |
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| Summary: | This study uses individual-level
census data from Argentina to examine the socioeconomic
disparities between Native and non-Native people. Native
people fare worse across a variety of indicators, including
housing, education, employment, and health. On average, the
observed disparities amount to 12 percent of the standard
deviation and persist even after controlling for factors
such as geographic location. Furthermore, there are
differences in the intergenerational transmission of
education between Natives and non-Natives: for each level of
education of the parents, the children of Natives have, on
average, fewer years of education than the children of
non-Natives. Finally, the study also reveals large
differences between Native groups: while some achieve
average outcomes that surpass those of the non-Native
population, others significantly lag behind. Notably, these
differences are correlated with a characteristic of their
pre-Columbian economy: the practice of agriculture. |
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