In recent years there has been a growing interest in the impact of inequality on economic growth. Both theoretical and … part of the literature that considers inequality detrimental to growth, more recent studies have challenged this result and … found a positive effect of inequality on growth. This paper contributes to the debate by using meta-analytical techniques to …

probability using 1960–2015 cross-country data, focusing on the roles of income distribution or inequality and aging. It is found … that: (1) both the level of, and the change in, inequality are important drivers of MIT, with surprisingly large impacts …

When measuring income inequality over long periods of time, accounting for population and productivity growth is … that the U-shaped inequality trend over the past century holds up, but with important qualifications. Using measures that …-term income inequality trends. …