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From Malthus to Ohlin: Trade, Growth and Distribution Since 1500

O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

A recent endogenous growth literature has focused on the transition from a Malthusian world where real wages were linked to factor endowments, to one where modern growth has broken that link. In this Paper we present evidence on another, related phenomenon: the dramatic reversal in...

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The Rise and Fall of Elites: A Theory of Economic Development and Social Polarization in Rent-seeking Societies

Verdier, Thierry - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper analyses how political institutions, wealth distribution and economic activities affect each other during … played by the initial distribution of wealth in determining the long-run pattern of political participation and economic …

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Cities and Countries

Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

size distributions of cities and countries are similar. But theories that explain the size-distribution of cities do not … obviously apply in explaining the size-distribution of countries. The similarity of city- and country-size distributions is an …

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Should Egalitarians Expropriate Philanthropists?

Dasgupta, Indraneel; Kanbur, Ravi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Wealthy individuals often voluntarily provide public goods that the poor also consume. Such philanthropy is perceived as legitimizing one’s wealth. Governments routinely exempt the rich from taxation on grounds of their charitable expenditure. We examine the normative logic of this exemption....

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Efficiency and Equity: Is There a Trade-off?

Correia, Isabel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

Efficient measures are often not implemented because of their potentially damaging effects on distribution, yet these … when we can separate the effect on efficiency from the effect on distribution, that is when Gorman aggregation applies, the … well-known result that aggregate effects can be computed independently of the distribution can be accompanied by a similar …

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Colonial Rule, Apartheid and Natural Resources: Top Incomes in South Africa, 1903-2007

Alvaredo, Facundo; Atkinson, Anthony B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

There have been important studies of overall income inequality and of poverty in South Africa. In this paper, we approach the subject from a different direction: the extent and evolution of top incomes. We present estimates of the shares in total income of groups such as the top 1 per cent and...

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Globalization, Growth and Distribution in Spain 1500-1913

O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; Rosés, Joan R.; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

The endogenous growth literature has explored the transition from a Malthusian world where real wages, living standards and labour productivity are all linked to factor endowments, to one where (endogenous) productivity change embedded in modern industrial growth breaks that link. Recently,...

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Wealth and Inheritance in the Long Run

Piketty, Thomas; Zucman, Gabriel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This article offers an overview of the empirical and theoretical research on the long run evolution of wealth and inheritance. Wealth-income ratios, inherited wealth, and wealth inequalities were high in the 18th-19th centuries up untilWorldWar 1, then sharply dropped during the 20th century...

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The Commodity Export, Growth, and Distribution Connection in Southeast Asia 1500-1940

Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

This paper explores Southeast Asia's trade performance over the four and a half centuries from 1500 to 1940. It identifies the determinants of the commodity export performance – falling trade costs, income growth of its trading partners, and improved supply conditions at home. It also explores...

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Community and Class Antagonism

Dasgupta, Indraneel; Kanbur, Ravi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

distribution. Community is conceptualized in terms of a public good to which all those in the community have equal access, but from … is that the nominal distribution of income could give a misleading picture of tensions in society, both within and across …

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