Inequality and economic growth : the role of initial income (English)

This paper estimates a panel model in which the relationship between inequality and gross domestic product per capita growth depends on countries' initial incomes. Estimates of the model show that the relationship between inequality and gross domestic product per capita growth is significantly decreasing in countries' initial incomes. The results from instrumental variables regressions show that in low-income countries, transitional growth is boosted...

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Brueckner,Markus;

Lederman,Daniel;
Document Date
2018/06/05
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8467
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/06/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Inequality and economic growth : the role of initial income
Keywords
income inequality

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Brueckner,Markus; Lederman,Daniel.

Inequality and economic growth : the role of initial income (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8467 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/574281528247194319

Inequality and economic growth : the role of initial income (English)

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