Peer-reviewed publication
Real Wages Adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity: Capital Cities of the Southern Cone, c. 1890–1940
- 2026
- pp. 1-26
- English
Citation
Román, Carolina; Bértola, Luis. (2026). Real Wages Adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity: Capital Cities of the Southern Cone, c. 1890–1940. Publicación arbitrada. Journal of Latin American Studies. https://iecon.jotastudio.net/en/publicaciones/real-wages-adjusted-by-purchasing-power-parity-capital-cities-of-the-southern-cone-c-1890-1940/
Abstract
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The paper compares living standards in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, and Santiago with London during and after the First Globalisation. Using new PPP-adjusted real wages, it finds higher pre-WWI prosperity, later decline, and persistent inequality among Southern Cone cities.