This paper studies the impact of income inequality on fiscal conservatism when an increase in inequality affects the …, inequality will then be associated with less, rather than more, redistributive taxation. Furthermore, if the poor are liquidity … constrained then the positive association between inequality and fiscal conservatism will increase the persistence in the dynamics …

steady states arise because rents to human capital are self perpetuating. Inequality in abilities may be good for growth …

and income inequality on the incentives of the incumbent party to pursue entrenchment policies. The importance of our …

This Paper studies a model where Information Technology, while typically increasing overall inequality, is likely to … with a lower knowledge intensity; their wages fall, which reduces inequality between them and the least skilled. Those who … skilled, which tends to increase inequality. The least skilled do not participate in this competition, as they are not …

. In the short run, cloning reduces inequality. In the long run, it creates a perfectly egalitarian society where all … necessarily eliminate inequality; nor does it disappear in the long run. Finally, if fertility is negatively correlated with …

. The main results are that for a given structure of political rights, more inequality may be good for growth if it implies … distribution; growth and inequality tend to decrease along the convergence path in the absence of political or distributional … inequality and growth. …