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Inequality, poverty and economic growth

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  • Robert Breunig
  • Omer Majeed

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Recent research has highlighted a negative impact of inequality on economic growth. We re-evaluate this hypothesis focusing on both inequality and poverty and their interaction. We replicate previous results showing that inequality has a negative impact on growth. However, we show that when we account for both inequality and poverty, the negative effect of inequality on growth appears to be concentrated amongst countries with high poverty. This would argue for policies targeted towards alleviating poverty even if they have no effect on inequality.

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  • Robert Breunig & Omer Majeed, 2020. "Inequality, poverty and economic growth," International Economics, CEPII research center, issue 161, pages 83-99.
    • Handle: RePEc:cii:cepiie:2020-q1-161-7
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    1. Kholeka Mdingi & Sin-Yu Ho, 2023. "Income inequality and economic growth: An empirical investigation in South Africa," Cogent Economics & Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(2), pages 2230027-223, June.
    2. Christl, Michael & De Poli, Silvia & Köppl-Turyna, Monika, 2024. "Does redistribution hurt growth? An Empirical Assessment of the Redistribution-Growth Relationship in the European Union," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1414, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    3. Faten Derouez & Adel Ifa & Abdullah Al Shammre, 2024. "Energy Transition and Poverty Alleviation in Light of Environmental and Economic Challenges: A Comparative Study in China and the European Union Region," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-26, May.
    4. Olumide Olusegun Olaoye, 2022. "Sub‐Saharan Africa's debt‐financed growth: How sustainable and inclusive?," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 34(4), pages 443-458, December.
    5. Sèna Kimm Gnangnon, 2023. "Do unilateral trade preferences help reduce poverty in beneficiary countries?," International Journal of Economic Policy Studies, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 249-288, February.
    6. Duong, Khanh & Nguyen Phuc Van, 2023. "Rethinking the Inequality-Growth Nexus: Short-Term Gains and Long-Term Challenges," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1356, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    7. BANDA, Iges & WILLIAMS-ADEYANJU, Zainab & SKRAME, Dea, 2022. "Poverty, Education And Economic Growth: A Case Study Of Western Balkan Countries," Journal of Financial and Monetary Economics, Centre of Financial and Monetary Research "Victor Slavescu", vol. 10(1), pages 30-43, October.

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    Keywords

    Inequality; Economic growth; Poverty; Cross-country regressions;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I39 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Other

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