This chapter reviews the long-run developments in the distribution of personal income and
wealth. It also discusses suggested explanations for the observed patterns. We try to answer …

We provide a framework to interpret the recent literature on financial development and
inequality. In many developing countries, access to funding and financial services by firms …

基于计算的泰尔指数和我国实际人均GDP 的变动特征而设定面板协整模型,
以此揭示我国城乡收入差距与经济增长的长期关系, 并基于面板误差校正模型考察短期动态调节 …

We investigate the relationship between inequality, redistribution, and growth using a
recently-compiled dataset that distinguishes clearly between market (pre-tax and transfer) …

This paper analyzes the extent of income inequality from a global perspective, its drivers,
and what to do about it. The drivers of inequality vary widely amongst countries, with some …

There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While
that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities …

The Fund has recognized in recent years that one cannot separate issues of economic
growth and stability on one hand and equality on the other. Indeed, there is a strong case for …

In this article, we use cross-state panel and cross-US commuting-zone data to look at the
relationship between innovation, top income inequality and social mobility. We find positive …

已有的实证分析普遍认为金融发展有利于经济增长并减少城乡收入差距. 本文利用中国1978~
2006 年各省的面板数据予以检验. 实证结果表明, 金融发展显著地扩大了城乡收入差距; …