Inequality and growth in a panel of countries

被引:1421
作者
Barro, RJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Econ, Littauer Ctr, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
inequality; growth; Kuznets curve; Gini coefficient;
D O I
10.1023/A:1009850119329
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Evidence from a broad panel of countries shows little overall relation between income inequality and rates of growth and investment. For growth, higher inequality tends to retard growth in poor countries and encourage growth in richer places. The Kuznets curve-whereby inequality first increases and later decreases during the process of economic development-emerges as a clear empirical regularity. However, this relation does not explain the bulk of variations in inequality across countries or over time.
引用
收藏
页码:5 / 32
页数:28
相关论文
共 35 条
[1]  
AGHION P, 1999, J ECON LIT, V37, P615
[2]   INEQUALITY, POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT [J].
AHLUWALIA, MS .
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, 1976, 3 (04) :307-342
[3]  
AHLUWALIA MS, 1976, AM ECON REV, V66, P128
[4]   DISTRIBUTIVE POLITICS AND ECONOMIC-GROWTH [J].
ALESINA, A ;
RODRIK, D .
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, 1994, 109 (02) :465-490
[5]   THE KUZNETS PROCESS AND THE INEQUALITY DEVELOPMENT RELATIONSHIP [J].
ANAND, S ;
KANBUR, SMR .
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, 1993, 40 (01) :25-52
[6]  
[Anonymous], 1996, NBER MACROECONOMICS
[7]  
[Anonymous], ENDOGENOUS EC GROWTH
[8]  
Barrett D.B., 1982, WORLD CHRISTIAN ENCY
[9]  
Barro R.J., 1997, DETERMINANTS EC GROW
[10]   ECONOMIC-GROWTH IN A CROSS-SECTION OF COUNTRIES [J].
BARRO, RJ .
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, 1991, 106 (02) :407-443