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  1. 1. Income inequality and economic growth : An investigation of the OECD countries

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Amanda Hult; [2019]
    Keywords : inequality; economic growth; income distribution; OECD; gini coefficient;

    Abstract : Income inequality is in a majority of earlier studies more or less affirmatively agreed to be negatively related to economic growth. The underlying complexity of the connection lacks well-tried backing in the modern time. READ MORE

  3. 2. “The Importance of Income Inequality at the Top End of the Distribution as Opposed to the Bottom End as Determinant of Growth”

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : George Kyroglou; [2017]
    Keywords : Income Inequality; National Growth; Top-end Inequality; Bottom-end Inequality; Investment; Inflation; Fertility Rate;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to analyze whether income inequality is a determinant of national growth and whether this influence is different when income inequality in the upper and the lower decile of income distribution are separately examined. According to the statistical analysis that was held, income inequality was found to have some statistically significant connection with the national economic growth of selected OECD countries, but only in the long run. READ MORE

  4. 3. Income Growth and Income Inequality in Danish Municipalities

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mattias Lindell; [2017]
    Keywords : Income inequality; Gini coefficient; income growth; regional economics; Denmark;

    Abstract : Income growth and income inequality is an important theme in Economic research. It has been debated for decades whether income inequality hinders or enhances income growth. READ MORE

  5. 4. Capitalist Spirit Preferences, Saving Behaviour and the Distribution of Wealth: A Simulation Study for Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jan Hannes Lang; [2008]
    Keywords : Capitalist Spirit Preferences; Saving Behaviour; Wealth Distribution;

    Abstract : Wealth is very unequally distributed and highly concentrated among a small percentage of the population in virtually every country. This empirical regularity appears to be driven by the fact that saving rates increase with the level of permanent income. READ MORE