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How did the quasi-dollarization policy impact income inequality in Argentina?
Schyns, Tom 
Promotor(s) :
Guillot, Malka
Date of defense : 2-Sep-2024/7-Sep-2024 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/21220
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| Title : | How did the quasi-dollarization policy impact income inequality in Argentina? |
| Translated title : | [fr] Quel a été l'impact de la politique de quasi-dollarisation sur les inégalités de revenus en Argentine ? |
| Author : | Schyns, Tom
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| Date of defense : | 2-Sep-2024/7-Sep-2024 |
| Advisor(s) : | Guillot, Malka
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| Committee's member(s) : | Perelman, Sergio
Artige, Lionel
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| Language : | English |
| Number of pages : | 45 |
| Keywords : | [en] Argentina [en] Dollarization [en] Synthetic control method [en] Income inequality [en] Gini index [en] Currency Board [en] Monetary Policy [en] Unemployment [en] External Balance [en] Inflation [en] Economic Stability |
| Discipline(s) : | Business & economic sciences > Macroeconomics & monetary economics Business & economic sciences > Economic systems & public economics |
| Institution(s) : | Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique |
| Degree: | Master en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en macroeconomics and finance |
| Faculty: | Master thesis of the HEC-Ecole de gestion de l'Université de Liège |
Abstract
[en] We employ the synthetic control method to analyze the impact of the quasi-dollarization policy implemented in 1991 on income inequality in Argentina. The findings suggest that the Currency Board had a significant effect on increasing income inequality in Argentina. Additionally, we observe that this policy led to a rise in the unemployment rate and a deterioration of Argentina's external balance. These elements enable us to attribute the observed increase in inequality to a loss of Argentina's competitiveness due to the appreciation of the peso following the currency board, which resulted in higher unemployment rates, thereby exacerbating income inequality.
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