Based on stylized evidence showing variation of the Gini coefficient of income inequality across skill cohorts and on … the rapid rise in trade in technology-intensive goods, the ripple effects of technology transmission and income inequality … income inequality to decline. The conjoined parameters retard growth's inequality-enhancing effect and thus facilitate long …

The combination of stagnant growth and high levels of income inequality renewed the debate about whether a more even … distribution of income can spur economic activity. This paper tests for cross-country convergence in income inequality and … empirical challenges plaguing the literature. We find that income inequality is converging across countries, and that its impact …

We review the debate on the association of financial globalization with inequality. We show that the within …

resource: female labor. By allocating female labor to its more productive use, we hypothesize that reducing gender inequality … women grow relatively faster in countries with ex-ante lower gender inequality. The test allows us to identify the causal … effect of gender inequality on industry growth in value-added and labor productivity. Our findings show that gender …

This paper examines the empirical relationship between inequality and growth, and analyzes the impacts of growth …, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that … challenge the belief that income inequality has a negative effect on growth and confirm the validity of the Kuznets curve …

between the operation of the financial system and economic growth and inequality. While subject to ample qualifications, the …

aging population and ameliorating income inequality. This paper argues that a gradual increase in social spending could …