Globalization and Income Inequality: A Panel Data Analysis of 68 Countries
Globalization and Income Inequality: A Panel Data Analysis of 68 Countries
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全球化与收入不平等：68 个国家的面板数据分析
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2012
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Udeni Kathri Arachchige
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S. Atif;Mudit Srivastav;Moldir Sauytbekova;Udeni Kathri Arachchige
全球化对收入不平等的因果效应是一个具有重大学术意义的问题。全球化一方面被认为促进了全球经济增长和社会进步，另一方面又被指责为收入不平等加剧和环境恶化的罪魁祸首，导致社会退化和竞争困难。这项研究的目的是确定全球化对收入分配的影响方向。这项研究假设，全球化加剧会加剧收入不平等，反之亦然。本文采用面板数据计量经济学技术对这一假设进行了研究，并利用1990-2010年期间68个发展中国家的面板数据检验了收入不平等指数和全球化指数。分析表明，全球化程度的提高(表现为KOF系数的增加)导致收入不平等程度的提高。然而，值得注意的是，这种分析也有几个局限性。可能不存在一种简单的、最重要的关系。相反，全球化对收入分配的影响可能因国家而异，这取决于每个国家的结构和制度。
The causal effect of globalisation on income inequality is an issue of significant academic interest. On the one hand globalisation is considered to promote global economic growth and social progress, while on the other; it is blamed for growing income inequality and environmental degradation, causing social degeneration and difficulty of competition. The objective of the study is to determine the direction of impact of globalization on income distribution. This study hypothesises that increased globalisation worsens income inequality, and vice versa. This hypothesis is investigated using panel data econometric techniques to examine income inequality index and the index of globalization for panel data of 68 developing countries over the period of 1990-2010. The analysis shows that an increase in globalisation (represented by an increase in the KOF coefficient) leads to an increase in the level of income inequality. It is worth noting, however, that this analysis also suffers from several limitations. It is possible perhaps a simple, overarching relationship does not exist. Rather it is possible that the impact of globalisation on income distribution varies between nations, depending on the structures and institutions that are in place in each country.