claims that the rise in inequality in many countries can be attributed to the concurrent rise in trade competition …

technological transfers. This paper surveys our understanding of how migration affects growth and inequality through the impact on …

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 …

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

We study the channels that theoretically transmit the effects of inequality to economic growth, unlike much of the … existing literature that focuses on the direct linkage. The role of inequality in these transmission channels is difficult to … pin down and varies with the particular inequality indicator chosen. We run our analyses with six methodologically …

Rising income inequality has emerged as a major policy issue facing policymakers, but there is a dearth of empirical … work on inequality in small states, including the Caribbean. Despite data limitations, the empirical analysis using a … associated with lower income inequality, whereas elevated debt levels limit fiscal space and are associated with higher income …

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 …

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 … inequality to decline. The conjoined parameters retard growth''s inequality-enhancing effect and thus facilitate long …