division of land led to a more equal distribution of land; other potential drivers of growth are smooth at the boundary and …What are the long-term economic effects of a more equal distribution of wealth? We exploit variation in historical … right-shifted skill, income, and wealth distribution. Higher top incomes and top wealth in equal division areas coincide …

-country panel dataset containing detailed information on the distribution of income and expenditures. When the size of the middle …

inequality enhances growth by stimulating commuting incentives. -- growth ; income distribution ; inequality ; gini …We analyze the association between inequality and growth across 72 labor market regions in Sweden 1990-2006. Highly … accurate measures of growth and inequality (gini, Q3, p9075, p5010) are derived from population register data. The regional set …

policymakers' beliefs about the impact of capital account liberalization on growth, under the 'Mundell's trilemma constraint. The …

We examine the (potentially nonlinear) relationship between inequality and growth using a method which does not require …

While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the … microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to …-Economic Panel that we combine with geographic flood data, we compare the savings behavior of affected and non-affected individuals …

relationship. The growth indicators utilized are GDP per capita, schooling, overall and manufacturing productivities, and savings …We examine the relationship between wealth and health through prominent growth indicators and cognitive ability … data for the 1980-2009 period. We conclude that the relationship between all prominent growth indicators and BMI is inverse …

- together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue … that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual …

findings suggest that for most people, the motivation for redistribution is financial self-interest - namely as insurance … redistribution levels inconsistent with financial self-interest, where this group is primarily made up of those with the least to …

distribution of computer investment across plants as well as changes in the wage and productivity differentials associated with the …