Income Distribution: A View from Household Surveys

Data from the Permanent Household Survey shows a complex trajectory in income distribution. While social transfers have cushioned the effects of macroeconomic crises, the structural factors determining primary inequality remain largely unchanged.

The Gini coefficient for per capita family income has remained at relatively stable levels, oscillating between 0.42 and 0.45 over the last decade, with peaks associated with periods of high inflation and declining real wages.

Evolution of inequality in Argentina over the last decade: structural factors, impact of transfers, and regional comparison.