The middle class in Argentina: dynamics, characteristics and implications for public policies

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Table 7. List of institutions surveyed

Institution

Representative

Domain

City

APSA

Santiago Levin

Health services

BA

Sanatorium

Gabriela, Assistant Medical Director

Health services

TU

Banco Ciudad

Alejo Espora

Financial Services

BA

Financial Services

TU

Link Desarollos Immobiliarios

Sebastián Pilponsky, Partner

Marketing-

BA

Coca Cola

Rosario Donaldson

BMC

Esteban Foulkes, Partner

MarketingConsumer

TU

CONSUDEC

Daniel Nacusse, Episcopal Delegate

Educational services

TU

Rotary Club

Federico Coria, Member, Representative of 10 provinces

Civil society

TU

PRO

Hernán I. Illia

Civil society

BA

INDEC

Silvina Margarido

Public authorities

BA

Ministry of Labor

Eduardo Lépore

Public authorities

BA

Santiago Galar

Public authorities

TU

National Ministry of Security

Consumer

Source: Authors' elaboration.

5.2. Results The systematic analysis of interviews from the household and institution qualitative surveys provides very interesting results about mobility patterns, behavior and expectations of the different components of the Argentinean middle class as well as interesting insights regarding the design of public policies and market strategies. These results may be structured into seven important dimensions. 5.2.1. Socio-economic mobility patterns and life satisfaction Socio-economic trajectories Leaving aside the specific profiles of retirees and inactive people (profiles 1 and 6), analysis of the interviews suggests that education level is a key determinant of labor trajectories, those with higher

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