SUBSIDIOS DE EDUCACIÓN: IMPACTO EN LA MIGRACIÓN Y CONVERGENCIA REGIONAL

Resumen

During the last couple of decades, migratory movements in Chile have been minimal. Regions are far from achieving equality in per capita income, and migration has not been an equalizing force. Hence, there is marked persistence in regional inequity. This paper attempts to explain this lack of convergence. The main hypothesis is that there are some public policies that have an inhibiting effect over migration. In particular, the educational subsidies would act as an anchoring element. Using an enlarged version of the Harris and Todaro Model (1970) we conclude that in effect the in school food subsidy given by the Ministry of Education (for over 40 years) a powerful deterrent of migration between regions in Chile.