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Interaction of Global and National Income Inequalities

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  • Milanovic Branko

    (Graduate Center, City University of New York and Yale University, New York, NY 10013, USA)

  • Roemer John E.

    (Graduate Center, City University of New York and Yale University, New York, NY 10013, USA)

Abstract

The current era is characterized by simultaneous increase in many countries’ income inequalities and a decline in global inequality. People’s perception of inequality is shown to depend on how much they value absolute income vs. their national income position.

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  • Milanovic Branko & Roemer John E., 2016. "Interaction of Global and National Income Inequalities," Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter, vol. 7(1), pages 109-115, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:globdv:v:7:y:2016:i:1:p:109-115:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/jgd-2016-0023
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