We argue that with interdependent utility functions growth can lead to a decline in total welfare of a society if the … gains from growth are sufficiently unequally distributed in the presence of negative externalities, i.e., envy. …

This paper looks at the recent trends of rising inequality in developing Asia, asks why inequality matters, examines … the driving forces of rising inequality, and proposes policy options for tackling high and rising inequality …. Technological change, globalization, and market-oriented reform have driven Asia’s rapid growth, but have also had significant …

This research seeks to evaluate the effects of growth and inequality on the dynamics of poverty in Tunisia from 1985 to … poverty in Tunisia is mainly due to economic growth. However, because of changes in inequality, which came along with the … poverty into contribution of growth and a contribution due to the redistribution, according to the decomposition approaches …

explores the relationship between income growth and income inequality using data at the municipal level in Sweden for the … period 1992-2007. We estimate a fixed effects panel data growth model, where the within-municipality income inequality is one … between income growth and income inequality measured as the Gini coefficient and top income shares, respectively. In addition …

end of a period serves as her endowment in the following period. In this setting growth and inequality arise endogenously …. Inequality and group income are positively correlated for poor groups, but negatively correlated for rich groups. There is very … strong path dependence: inequality in early periods is strongly negatively correlated with group income in later periods …

distribution. We find that economic growth is good for the rich in the sense that the mean income of the top decile of the … growth is really good for the really rich. We also find that during economic downturns, the average income of top earners …

The innovative approach presented introduces a modified neoclassical growth model which includes a new bias of … technological progress in a quasi-endogenous growth model in which part of labor is used in the research & development sector. The … capital is positively influenced by the size of the R&D sector, sheds new light on innovation and growth as well as income …

In recent years, an ample literature has emerged on the evolution of global inequality during the last two decades. A … few stylized facts emerge. If one weights countries by their population, then inequality across countries has declined … increasing inequality. Which view is the correct one? In this paper, we use the 2004 version of the World Bank’s World …

The study of inequality and economic growth to the developing countries are now a days a comprehensive issue since … growth stimulate the standard of living to the poor people and accordingly reduce income inequality.The improvement of … inequality and growth may reduce the social movement to the government and may keep the economic and social integrity amongst the …

This analytical review explores the links between growth, poverty and inequality in Sudan for the period 1956 … GDP per capita growth- and inequality as measured by Gini coefficient (the growth, inequality and poverty triangle …) whether growth, inequality and poverty are cointegrated, ii( whether growth Granger causes inequality, iii) and whether …