INEQUALITY AND GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES: EVIDENCE FROM A NEW STATE-LEVEL PANEL OF INCOME INEQUALITY MEASURES
INEQUALITY AND GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES: EVIDENCE FROM A NEW STATE-LEVEL PANEL OF INCOME INEQUALITY MEASURES
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10.1111/j.1465-7295.2008.00122.x
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
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1.8
通讯作者：
Frank, Mark W.
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作者：
Frank, Mark W.
本文介绍了战后 1945 年至 2004 年期间年度国家级收入不平等衡量指标的新综合面板。对于许多国家来说，二战后最富有的十分之一人口所占的收入份额经历了长期的稳定期，随后在 20 世纪 80 年代和 90 年代不平等现象大幅加剧。本文还探讨了收入不平等与经济增长之间的长期关系。我们的研究结果表明，不平等与增长之间的长期关系本质上是正相关，并且主要是由收入集中在收入分配的上端所驱动的。 （JEL D31、O40）。
This paper introduces a new comprehensive panel of annual state-level income inequality measures spanning the postwar period 1945-2004. For many states, the share of income held by the top decile experienced a prolonged period of stability after World War II, followed by a substantial increase in inequality during the 1980s and 1990s. This paper also presents an examination of the long-run relationship between income inequality and economic growth. Our findings indicate that the long-run relationship between inequality and growth is positive in nature and driven principally by the concentration of income in the upper end of the income distribution. (JEL D31, O40).