Is there a tradeoff between raising growth and reducing inequality and poverty? This paper reviews the theoretical and … empirical literature on the complex links between growth, inequality, and poverty, with causation going in both directions. The … evidence suggests that growth can be effective in reducing poverty, but its impact on inequality is ambiguous and depends on …

This paper surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and inclusive growth. It examines …

In this paper, we review the role of the political economy in inclusive growth. We find that political economy forces … document growing support for a rethink of the social contract to make growth more inclusive and discuss some of its broad …

This paper provides evidence of a strong relationship between the short-term dynamics of growth and inequality in … developing economies. We find that reductions in inequality during growth upswings are largely reversed during growth slowdowns … channel through which fluctuations in growth affect future dynamics in inequality. These findings suggest that both the …

We posit that the relationship between income inequality and economic growth is mediated by the level of equality of … future growth disproportionately. We use several recently developed internationally comparable measures of intergenerational … mobility to confirm that the negative impact of income inequality on growth is higher the lower is intergenerational mobility …

relationship between progressivity and economic growth. Regressions do not reveal a significant impact of progressivity on growth …

This paper assesses the impact of climate-related disasters on medium-term growth and analyzes key structural areas … negative impact on medium-term growth, especially for sub-Saharan Africa; and (ii) a disaster's intensity matters much more …

After impressive growth in the 2000s, China's productivity has more recently stagnated. We use firm-level data to …'s business dynamism. We show that (i) the revenue share of young firms has declined, (ii) the life-cycle growth of young firms … relative to older incumbents has slowed, (iii) weaker life-cycle growth can be explained by slower productivity growth and …