Javier E Rodríguez Weber
Biographic Data
| ID | 6707774 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Javier E Rodríguez Weber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Javier E Rodríguez |
| FAMILY NAME | Weber |
| SIGNATURE | WEBER J E R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de la República de Uruguay |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Top incomes and the ruling class in Latin American history. Some theoretical and methodological challenges
Recent studies on income inequality have some characteristics that differentiate them from their earlier counterparts. The spotlight on high incomes has illuminated a new angle from which to view income inequality. Because estimates of top income shares can be used as a proxy for power inequality, they can enrich our comprehension of the role of the elite in Latin America’s economic development. However, scholars interested in studying the histor…
The Political Economy of Income Inequality in Chile Since 1850
This chapter is a synthesis of the author’s Ph.D. dissertation. It studies the relationship between income inequality and development process in Chile between 1850 and 2009. It aims to describe and explain the tendencies in income distribution over time signaling their causes and some of their consequences. The main contributions of the dissertation and this chapter are the estimates of historical series for salaries, wages, and different measure…
Nueva luz sobre viejos problemas: Incidencia de la cuantificación en la historiografía sobre la industria temprana en Uruguay
El trabajo analiza la influencia que la introducción de métodos cuantitativos ha tenido en la historiografía de la industria temprana en Uruguay. Se distinguen dos etapas articuladas por un periodo transicional. Sostenemos que la difusión entre historiadores económicos de métodos cuantitativos y, en particular, la estimación de series de producto total e industrial, provocó un viraje en la forma de abordar la industria anterior a 1930. Si bien pe…
Nueva luz sobre viejos problemas: Incidencia de la cuantificación en la historiografía sobre la industria temprana en Uruguay
El trabajo analiza la influencia que la introducción de métodos cuantitativos ha tenido en la historiografía de la industria temprana en Uruguay. Se distinguen dos etapas articuladas por un periodo transicional. Sostenemos que la difusión entre historiadores económicos de métodos cuantitativos y, en particular, la estimación de series de producto total e industrial, provocó un viraje en la forma de abordar la industria anterior a 1930. Si bien pe…
Nueva luz sobre viejos problemas: Incidencia de la cuantificación en la historiografía sobre la industria temprana en Uruguay
El trabajo analiza la influencia que la introducción de métodos cuantitativos ha tenido en la historiografía de la industria temprana en Uruguay. Se distinguen dos etapas articuladas por un periodo transicional. Sostenemos que la difusión entre historiadores económicos de métodos cuantitativos y, en particular, la estimación de series de producto total e industrial, provocó un viraje en la forma de abordar la industria anterior a 1930. Si bien pe…
The Political Economy of Income Inequality in Chile Since 1850
This chapter is a synthesis of the author’s Ph.D. dissertation. It studies the relationship between income inequality and development process in Chile between 1850 and 2009. It aims to describe and explain the tendencies in income distribution over time signaling their causes and some of their consequences. The main contributions of the dissertation and this chapter are the estimates of historical series for salaries, wages, and different measure…
Top incomes and the ruling class in Latin American history. Some theoretical and methodological challenges
Recent studies on income inequality have some characteristics that differentiate them from their earlier counterparts. The spotlight on high incomes has illuminated a new angle from which to view income inequality. Because estimates of top income shares can be used as a proxy for power inequality, they can enrich our comprehension of the role of the elite in Latin America’s economic development. However, scholars interested in studying the histor…
Economic Theory and Policy (3 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economic inequality (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · History and Politics in Latin America (2 works) · Inequality (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Commodity (1 works) · Economic system (1 works)