The economics profession has made considerable progress in understanding the increase in wage inequality in the U ….S. and the UK over the past several decades, but currently lacks a consensus on why inequality did not increase, or increased … much less, in (continental) Europe over the same time period. I review the two most popular explanations for these …

The economics profession has made considerable progress in understanding the increase in wage inequality in the U ….S. and the UK over the past several decades, but currently lacks a consensus on why inequality did not increase, or increased … much less, in (continental) Europe over the same time period. I review the two most popular explanations for these …

The economics profession has made considerable progress in understanding the increase in wage inequality in the U ….S. and the UK over the past several decades, but currently lacks a consensus on why inequality did not increase, or increased … much less, in (continental) Europe over the same time period. I review the two most popular explanations for these …

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 …

"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 …