also who moves up and down the income ladder over time. While income inequality has increased in most OECD countries, in … progressive taxation has also reduced the top 1 per cent’s share of disposable income. This paper finds that income inequality … to greater income inequality but also higher upward income mobility. Indeed, the analysis in the paper shows upward …

Regional inequality is low in Sweden compared to most other OECD countries, but has been rising over the past decades … concentrated in the largest cities, which also enjoy the highest productivity growth. Demographic trends exacerbate the difficulty … this effort, keeping regional inequality in check will require upgrading the sub-national government fiscal framework …

Regional inequality has increased in Sweden over the past decades, albeit from a low level. While redistribution and … other public policies can narrow regional gaps in income, well-being and access to services, productivity growth is key to …

economies, while poverty and income inequality have declined considerably. Growth has also been remarkably resilient in the face …Malaysia has sustained over four decades of rapid, inclusive growth, reducing its dependence on agriculture and … policy. Further reforms are needed for Malaysia to become a high-income nation around 2020: productivity growth needs to be …

Productivity growth is essential to providing sustainable increases in living standards. Malaysia has reached a … development stage where growth needs to be driven more by productivity gains than the sheer accumulation of capital and labour … inputs. The 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-20) sets an ambitious labour productivity growth target of 3.7% per year, well above the …

reduced ethnic inequality. Income and wealth inequality have gradually declined since the mid-1970s. With the “people economy … relative poverty and achieving sustainable improvements in individual and societal well-being through inclusive growth. This …

-economy strategies to decouple economic growth from dependence on fossil fuel, as well a pathway to supporting some of the UN Sustainable …