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Income Inequality and Economic Growth

In: Reimagining Capitalism in a Post-Globalization World

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  • Nádasi Levente

    (University of Debrecen)

  • Trón Zsuzsanna

    (University of Debrecen)

  • Szendrey Orsolya

    (University of Debrecen)

Abstract

There is a very complex relationship between income inequality and per capita income. Without disregarding the merits of Simon Kuznets’ inverted U hypothesis, there are few development economists today who believe that inequality inevitably rises and then falls as growth increases. In many cases, higher GDP growth rates are associated with lower levels of income inequality as measured by the Gini index, but in many cases, this is not the rule, and the outcome may be different for countries belonging to different income groups. Looking at the time series, we find that Gini and GDP can increase together in certain countries, but this is not a general pattern. Obviously, other important factors are not constant. The aim of this chapter is to identify these variables, which we believe to be primarily efficiency, institutional, and economic policy factors. Our research also highlights the different characteristics of economic growth, thus distinguishing two specific types of growth. On the one hand, we explore (i) market-friendly economic growth, where the benefits of growth trickle down to the poorer classes and can be sustained over the long run. On the other hand, there exists (ii) harmful growth, where growth exacerbates income inequality, particularly if it benefits certain segments of society disproportionately. This can be equivalent to rent-seeking and will, in any case, not be permanent.

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  • Nádasi Levente & Trón Zsuzsanna & Szendrey Orsolya, 2024. "Income Inequality and Economic Growth," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Silvia L. Fotea & Sebastian A. Văduva & Ioan Ş. Fotea (ed.), Reimagining Capitalism in a Post-Globalization World, chapter 0, pages 285-295, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-59858-6_19
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-59858-6_19
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    Keywords

    Income inequality; Income; Convergence;
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    JEL classification:

    • E01 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth; Environmental Accounts
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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