This paper presents an update on the poverty and income distribution situation in Chile during the 90s. The analysis shows unambiguously that there was less poverty between 1994 and 1998 than in all earlier years, whether poverty is measured by the headco

We use artificial cohort data for Santiago de Chile (1957 to 1996) to analyze labor market performance of specific cohort and age groups. We are particularly concerned with the relevance of this methodology to evaluate labor market performance indicators

The objective of this study is to characterize the fertility trends in Chile in recent decades, and identify the main factors underlying them. This study is based on an in-depth analysis of the available data: the population censuses of 1992 and 2002, socioeconomic household surveys, and data...