sample of countries in the period 1960-2000. Even though welfare inequality across countries appeared stable, the …. In terms of the world population distribution, welfare inequality decreased as the result of the decline in inequality of …

This paper examines the influence of political ideology on economic growth in the French democracy since 1871. It does … robustness of the relationship between ideology and growth and the specific channels through which political ideology affects … promoted equity at the expense of economic growth. It also appears that the main channel through which political ideology has …

This paper studies the correlation between inequality, measured by the Gini coefficent of incomes, and the growth rate … of per capita GDP in a panel of countries between the late 1950s and late 1990s. Inequality Granger causes growth with a … negative coefficient, while growth Granger causes inequality with a positive sign. Quantitatively, the former effect appears …

social relations and cultural attitudes) for economic growth and the wellbeing of citizens. The literature broadly suggests a … negative correlation between social capital and inequality. This chapter provides some empirical findings on Italy that confirm …

the analysis of wealth inequality. On the basis of reconstructed data, we show that household wealth inequality declined … afterwards. By international standards, Italy does not have a high level of wealth inequality (contrary to the evidence available … together with the opinions on inequality collected by means of statistical surveys. …

distribution of risks inside society, the Liberal system wins if the inequality of income is low, and the Beveridgean system wins … if the inequality of income is high. Using a utilitarian criterion, the Beveridgean system always dominates and the …

inequality. We also study the limit value of the discount rate for very long term investments, and the type of information that …

each member country on the basis of national indicators; EU-wide estimates of inequality and poverty play no role. Yet this … methodological requirements of this evaluative exercise, and provides the first estimates of inequality and poverty in the enlarged …

societies and over time, can be determined, among others, by income inequality, gender differences, social stratification and …