This article explores the variation in the wage distributions of two Latin American countries, Bolivia and Colombia, which have had different political and economic strategies in recent years. Using data from household surveys, a decomposition of the wage distribution in each country using functional principal component analysis is conducted. The results suggest that Bolivia, which has implemented state-centered policies, has experienced a general increase in wages, especially benefiting the least skilled workers and the informal sector. On the other hand, the wage distribution in Colombia, whose economic policy has leaned towards market-oriented principles, has become more concentrated around the median wage, mainly due to changes in formal sector wages.

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拉丁美洲工资动态的两个故事：不同的政策，不同的结果

本文探讨了玻利维亚和哥伦比亚这两个拉丁美洲国家的工资分配差异，这两个国家近年来采取了不同的政治和经济战略。使用住户调查的数据，使用函数主成分分析对每个国家的工资分布进行分解。结果表明，实施以国家为中心的政策的玻利维亚的工资普遍上涨，尤其是使技术水平最低的工人和非正规部门受益。另一方面，经济政策倾向于市场导向原则的哥伦比亚的工资分配更加集中在工资中位数，这主要是由于正规部门工资的变化。