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 …

When measuring income inequality over long periods of time, accounting for population and productivity growth is … income growth than the standard measure. We apply these measures to long-term income data from the United States and find … that the U-shaped inequality trend over the past century holds up, but with important qualifications. Using measures that …

responsive to increases in inequality. A substantial literature on the impacts of inequality on economic growth exists, but has … standard of living of middle-income and low-income families. In the context of rising inequality, increased overall growth is … income can potentially lead to increases in the incomes of low and middle-income families if economic growth is sufficiently …

inequality is permanent, the increase in growth appears to be permanent. However, our estimates imply that it would take 13 years …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 …

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 … inequality enhances growth by stimulating commuting incentives. …

Rising inequality and widespread poverty, social unrest and polarization, gender and ethnic disparities, declining … social mobility, economic fragility, unbalanced growth due to technology and globalization, and existential danger from …

measures of inequality, poverty, and pro-poor growth in four time periods over 1992 - 2010. Changes in these measures are … separated into rural and urban regions. We find that the PRC has grown rapidly with increasing inequality accompanying this … growth. India has been relatively stagnant. Indonesia has grown rapidly after suffering an initial set back from the Asian …

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 …