Inequality and growth in a panel of countries
Inequality and growth in a panel of countries
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1009850119329
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发表时间：
2000-03-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Barro, RJ
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作者：
Barro, RJ
来自一大批国家的证据表明，收入不平等与增长率和投资率之间的总体关系不大。就增长而言，更高的不平等往往会阻碍贫穷国家的增长，并鼓励富裕地区的增长。库兹涅茨曲线--在经济发展过程中，不平等首先增加，然后减少--作为一个明确的经验规律出现。然而，这一关系并不能解释各国之间或一段时间内不平等的大部分变化。
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.