Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/316724 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17769
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Latent feelings of economic vulnerability and social stagnation may have catalyzed the unprecedented uprisings that shook Latin America and other parts of the world in 2018-2019. We document this process in the context of Chile, leveraging survey data on protest participation and its potential determinants. Specifically, we construct a "social gap" index, measuring the disconnect between objective and perceived social status. Our findings suggest that this social gap predicts protest involvement beyond factors such as perceived living costs, the subjective value of public services, peer influence, or political demands. Notably, it complements broader feelings of anger toward inequalities in explaining protests.
Subjects: 
protests
social gap
perceived inequality
social status
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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