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 …

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 …th and 75th percentiles enhances regional growth. This result no longer holds when we take into account changes in …

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 …th and 75th percentiles enhances regional growth. This result no longer holds when we take into account changes in …

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

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

China has achieved impressive growth over the last three decades. However, there has been debate over the sources of … the growth, and the role of the intensive versus extensive margin. Growth accounting exercises at the aggregate level … have been doubts about the contribution of TFP improvements to growth. For the period between 1978 and 1998, Young (2003 …

We construct an endogenous growth model that includes a cultural variable along the dimension of individualism … innovation in an individualist culture. This cultural effect may offset the negative effects of bad institutions on growth … individualism on growth through innovation. Using genetic data as instruments for culture we provide strong evidence of a causal …

lower interest and participation in political activities and prefer labor market regulation and welfare systems based upon … growth, but they may provide relief from stress, support to family members and increased wellbeing. We argue that the value …