Poverty and Social Mobility in Greater Buenos Aires

Panel analysis of poverty entry and exit dynamics and the factors determining upward mobility.

Lucía Herrera
Paper ⎯ 29 de junio de 2026

Using EPH panel data for the period 2019-2024, this paper analyzes poverty dynamics in Greater Buenos Aires. Results indicate that poverty is a highly dynamic phenomenon: approximately 40% of households falling below the poverty line manage to exit within a year.

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Nicolás Sturzenegger

Panel analysis of poverty entry and exit dynamics and the factors determining upward mobility.

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