Income Inequality and Economic Growth: Evidence from the American Data

Cross-country studies have found a negative relationship between income inequality and economic growth. The main problem with the cross-country analyses is the poor quality of the data on income distribution. This paper tests the robustness of the cross-country results to the use of a more accurate cross- state data-set.

• Publication year

  1999

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• Publication date

  1999-08-01

• Fields of study

  Economics

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  DOI 10.2139/SSRN.178708
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