inequality, and other key interactive variables in this relationship, such as economic growth, terms of trade, unionization, and …

in the inequality and growth literature. These include growth, openness, wages, and liberalisation. We review the … existing cross-country empirical evidence on the effects of inequality on growth and the extent to which the poorest in society … benefit from economic growth. The linkage between growth, redistribution and poverty is also analysed. In the review of …

physical capital to study the interaction of international capital flows and growth. Analytically, we study conditions under … long-term growth via the accumulation of human capital. Our mechanism shows how a small initial difference in the level of …

industries, import competition actually strengthens employment growth. In addition, import competition tends to improve average … higher average wages; thus any relatively slower employment growth in this group of firms could lead to lower inequality …

Pooling data for 1905 to 2000, we find no systematic relationship between top income shares and economic growth in a … top decile's income share is associated with a statistically significant 0.12 point rise in GDP growth during the … inequality is permanent, the increase in growth appears to be permanent. However, our estimates imply that it would take 13 years …

This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. We are primarily … interested in examining how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries. We analyse changes in …. Finally, we use a novel method of breaking up the growth histories of African economies into medium term spells of growth …

In this paper it is pointed out that tourism sector, apart from its contribution to economic growth, it also improves … income distribution but only in the southern European countries. Further, it is shown that economic growth and crisis do not …

country size; that income growth will be a U-shaped function of initial income thus creating differentiated convergence; and …

its effects on economic growth in SSA. The study spans the period 1995-2015, focusing on 31 SSA countries. Findings from … economic growth via the saving transmission channel, while it has a statistically significant negative effect on economic … growth in the region through the channels of fertility, credit market imperfection, and fiscal policy. …