functionals of two income distributions (such as inequality or poverty measures) into shares due to differences in the structure … those of the United States and Mexico, and find that most of Brazil's excess income inequality is due to underlying …

liberalization appears to have made a significant contribution towards a reduction in wage inequality. These effects have not …

Income differences arise from many sources. While some kinds of inequality, caused by effort differences, might be … Surveys, to revisit the question of whether inequality is associated with economic growth and, in particular, to examine … whether inequality of opportunity - driven by circumstances at birth - has a negative effect on subsequent growth. Results are …

the cross-country literature on income inequality and growth may have been barking up the wrong tree, and that alternative …