Analyzing the 2019 Chilean social outbreak: Modelling Latin American economies

Journal Article · 18 August 2021 · PLoS ONE

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256037 · OSTI ID:1814056

Curilef, Sergio ; González, Diego; Calderón, Carlos ; Caraiani, ed., Petre

In this work, we propose a quantitative model for the 2019 Chilean protests. We utilize public data for the consumer price index, the gross domestic product, and the employee and per capita income distributions as inputs for a nonlinear diffusion-reaction equation, the solutions to which provide an in-depth analysis of the population dynamics. Specifically, the per capita income distribution stands out as a solution to the extended Fisher-Kolmogorov equation. According to our results, the concavity of employee income distribution is a decisive input parameter and, in contrast to the distributions typically observed for Chile and other countries in Latin America, should ideally be non-negative. Based on the results of our model, we advocate for the implementation of social policies designed to stimulate social mobility by broadening the distribution of higher salaries.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1814056
• Journal Information: PLoS ONE, Journal Name: PLoS ONE Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 16; ISSN 1932-6203
• Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)Copyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English