The growth-inequality association: Government ideology matters

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bjornskov, Christian
• 署名单位: Aarhus University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2007.04.002
• 发表日期: 2008
• 页码: 300-308
• 关键词: income inequality; ideology; GROWTH

摘要

This note suggests that the association between income inequality and economic growth rates might arguably depend on the political ideology of incumbent governments. Estimates indicate that Under leftwing governments, inequality is negatively associated with growth while the association is positive under rightwing governments. This may provide a qualification to recent studies of inequality. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.