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Impact of Economic Globalization on Income Inequality: Developed Economies vs Emerging Economies

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  • Inmee Baek

    (Department of Economics, Suffolk University, 8 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108, USA)

  • Qichao Shi

    (Department of Economics, Lehigh University, 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA)

Abstract

This paper studies income inequality and globalization by decomposing economic globalization into trade intensity and financial integration, and also by differentiating the effect of globalization across developed and developing countries. Using panel data on 26 developed countries and 52 developing countries for the 1990–2010 period when globalization was accelerated, this study finds that financial integration affects the income inequality differently from trade intensity and the effect is in contrast across two groups of countries. For example, an increase in trade intensity would widen income inequality in developed countries, but it would reduce the inequality in developing countries. And, a deepening of the financial integration would reduce the income inequality in developed countries but increase the inequality in developing countries. These results suggest that income inequality of developing countries would deteriorate with an imprudent dependence on foreign financing or a rapid opening up of their financial markets to foreign investors, or when faced with more barriers on free international trade.

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  • Inmee Baek & Qichao Shi, 2016. "Impact of Economic Globalization on Income Inequality: Developed Economies vs Emerging Economies," Global Economy Journal (GEJ), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 16(1), pages 49-61, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:gejxxx:v:16:y:2016:i:01:n:gej-2015-0047
    DOI: 10.1515/GEJ-2015-0047
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    1. Léleng Kebalo & Hamitande Dout & Mawuli K. Couchoro & Stéphane Zouri, 2022. "Intégration – commerciale, budgétaire, financière – régionale et inégalités de revenu dans la Communauté Economique des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO)," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 34(S1), pages 102-116, July.
    2. Swapnanil SenGupta & Aakansha Atal, 2024. "Income inequality in the face of climate change: an empirical investigation on unequal nations, vulnerable regions and India," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 4(8), pages 1-33, August.
    3. Mehmet Akif DESTEK, 2018. "Dimensions of globalization and income inequality in transition economies: taking into account cross-sectional dependence," Eastern Journal of European Studies, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 9, pages 5-25, December.
    4. Lau, Chi Keung & Pal, Shreya & Mahalik, Mantu Kumar & Gozgor, Giray, 2022. "Economic globalization convergence in high and low globalized developing economies: Implications for the post Covid-19 era," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 1027-1039.
    5. Ribeiro, Ana Paula & Carvalho, Vitor & Ferreira, Mariana, 2020. "The effect of globalization on wage inequality: an application to the European Union before the Great Recession," MPRA Paper 110697, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Carole Ibrahim, 2022. "Globalization and income inequality in developing countries: a GMM approach," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 2(8), pages 1-14, August.

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