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division of land led to a more equal distribution of land; other potential drivers of growth are smooth at the boundary and …What are the long-term economic effects of a more equal distribution of wealth? We exploit variation in historical … right-shifted skill, income, and wealth distribution. Higher top incomes and top wealth in equal division areas coincide …
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inflation on income distribution and economic growth. We have found that inflation (1) worsens income distribution; (2 …This short paper uses a newly compiled cross-country panel data on income distribution to explore the impact of … middle class; and (4) reduces the rate of economic growth. …
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inflation on income distribution and economic growth. We have found that inflation (1) worsens income distribution; (2 …This short paper uses a newly compiled cross-country panel data on income distribution to explore the impact of … middle class; and (4) reduces the rate of economic growth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009207419
production on the one hand, and aggregate savings, investment, and macroeconomic growth on the other. Tractable models …This chapter reviews various interactions between the distribution of income across individuals and factors of … scarce resources efficiently, and the dynamics of income and consumption distribution have no welfare implications. Other …
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this connection. Over the past ten years, positive growth and employment trends have signifi cantly improved opportunities … efficient growth and redistributive policies in the future, it is essential for Germany to maintain sufficient incentives for …
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This paper discusses long-term trends in the macroeconomic growth performance and in income distribution in Europe and … the U.S. We review insights from the recent macroeconomic literature on inequality and growth and use these insights to … shed light on the growth and inequality trends …
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-country panel dataset containing detailed information on the distribution of income and expenditures. When the size of the middle …
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This paper reconsiders the political economy approach to growth and distribution according to which (1) rising … real-world element to the basal models. The political economy models of growth and distribution, as well as the specific … taxation; and (3) higher distortionary taxes reduce economic growth. We present a variety of theoretical arguments …
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We analyze the association between inequality and growth across 72 labor market regions in Sweden 1990-2006. Highly … accurate measures of growth and inequality (gini, Q3, p9075, p5010) are derived from population register data. The regional set …th and 75th percentiles enhances regional growth. This result no longer holds when we take into account changes in …
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-country panel dataset containing detailed information on the distribution of income and expenditures. When the size of the middle …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108216