In this paper we investigate the relationship between inequality and the environment in a growing economy from a … political economy perspective. We consider an endogenous growth economy, where growth generates pollution and a deterioration of … the environment. Public expenditures may either be devoted to supporting growth or abating pollution. The decision over …

's economy and income inequality during transition from a command to market economic system. Using data from a series of … transition, an increase in income inequality is interpreted by population as a positive signal of increased opportunities; this …, increased inequality becomes an important reason for dissatisfaction of the public with the country's economic situation and …

these investments, output levels and growth. In this context, inequality plays a key role both as a determinant of the …The empirical evidence on the determinants of growth across countries has found that growth is lower when natural … which these three variables can impact growth, but has tended to address them separately. In this paper we argue that …

between skilled labor and unskilled labor wages. The question we ask is how the growth process shapes the wage inequality and … version of the model. In this version of the model the relationship between inequality and the rate of growth is also … inequality. First, we prove the existence of equilibrium paths. Then we show that there exists a continuum of steady …

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 reexamines an important early contribution to the growth literature highlighted in 2000 by Cannon in the … American Economic Review: "The production function in allocation and growth: A synthesis" by Marvin Frankel in 1962. First this …

paper we consider the possibility that countries may follow different growth regimes, and test the hypothesis that whether … natural resources are a curse or a blessing depends on the growth regime to which economy belongs. We follow recent work that … has used a mixture of regression method to identify different growth regimes, and find two regimes such that in one regime …

give a necessary and sufficient condition for endogenous discounting to lead to the Twin-Peaks of economic growth and show …