Persistent Inequality? Trade, Factor Endowments, and Inequality in Republican Latin America
利用新数据集研究19世纪拉丁美洲不平等的变化，发现不平等程度在时间和地区间差异显著，并分析要素禀赋和贸易的影响，认为殖民起源的作用被高估。
Using a new data set, this article presents new evidence on inequality in Latin America for the nineteenth century and studies the effects of factor endowments and trade on inequality. Recent research has highlighted the link between the colonial origins of inequality and its persistence in Latin America. We find that inequality varied substantially throughout the century and across the region. We identify the impact of changing factor endowments and trade on inequality using a simple theoretical framework. This work suggests that the role of initial colonial origins has been overemphasized as important changes took place during postcolonial times.