Social policy programs and household incomes in Argentina 2007-2025
Abstract
This paper analyzes the composition and sources of in come of individuals and households in Argentina over the period 2007-2025, with particular attention to the rela tive weight of social programs across different strata defined according to the income distribution. The guiding hypoth esis is that these monetary transfers significantly shape the dynamics of social inequality, a question assessed through the examination of income gaps and the Gini coefficient across different national political-administrative cycles. The findings indicate that social programs occupy a central place in the income structure of lower-income strata and that this relevance persists under governments with different political orientations. This suggests that such policies play a sustained role in the distributive configuration and exert a direct influence on overall income inequality levels.
