Is inequality harmful for economic growth? Is the underdevelopment of Latin America related to its unequal distribution … of wealth? A recently emerging consensus claims not only that economic inequality has detrimental effects on economic … growth in general, but also that differences in economic inequality across the American continent during the 19th century are …

Because of their more limited inequality and more comprehensive social welfare systems, many perceive average welfare … entrepreneurs (thus greater inequality) increases entrepreneurial effort and hence a country's contribution to the world technology … "cutthroat capitalism" that generates greater inequality and more innovation and will become the technology leaders, while others …

education characteristic of the pre-reform era has given rise to substantial inequality in access to higher levels of education …

We develop online survey experiments to analyze how information about inequality and taxes affects preferences for ….S. income inequality, the link between top income tax rates and economic growth, and the estate tax. An additional 6 … large effects on whether respondents view inequality as a problem. By contrast, it only slightly moves policy preferences (e …

We treat rising inequality is an equilibrium outcome in which human capital investment fails to keep pace with rising … each other, magnifying inequality. When skill-biased technical change drives economic growth, greater inequality reduces …