artículo
The distance to market effect on rural poverty in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago
Fecha
2013Registro en:
10.4067/S0250-71612013000100007
0717-6236
0250-7161
WOS:000313140300007
Autor
Perez, Rodrigo
Salazar, Alejandro
Foster, William
Osses, Pablo
Institución
Resumen
The national poverty headcount in Chile has declined considerably since 1990. In 2006, rural poverty rate fell below that of urban areas, due in part to population mobility. Rural areas, however, are still characterized by low educational levels and incomes, explained, in part, by low population density, remoteness to services, and limited access to markets for rural-produced products. This study finds that distance (measured as travel time) of rural populations to urban areas is associated with the incidence of poverty in rural communities after controlling for other factors. Using an econometric model based on geographical and socioeconomic information of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, the study finds that poverty levels in census tracts increase with distance to Santiago, and, for a given distance, access to transportation reduces poverty, through a mitigation of the distance effect.