Inequality and fairness have always been at the heart of any political concept aiming at the well-being of the people … inequality, the existence of inequality aversion has become a generally accepted fact in Economics. This dissertation contributes … to the ensuing debate on causes, consequences, and measurement of inequality. It consists of three essays providing …

An influential paper by Berg et al., 'Redistribution, inequality, and growth: new evidence', uses the SWIID data to … examine the impact of inequality and redistribution on growth in both developing and developed countries. It finds that while … inequality is harmful for growth, redistribution does not hamper growth. This comment demonstrates that the redistribution and …