The Growth-Inequality Association:: Government Ideology Matters

Christian Bjørnskov

The Growth-Inequality Association: Government Ideology Matters

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This note suggests that the association between income inequality and economic growth rates might arguably depend on the political ideology of incumbent governments. Estimates indicate that under leftwing governments, inequality is negatively associated with growth while the association is positive under rightwing governments. This may provide a qualification to recent studies of inequality.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Development Economics
Volume	87
Issue	2
Pages (from-to)	300-308
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0304-3878
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Income inequality; Ideology; Growth

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Bjørnskov, C. (2008). The Growth-Inequality Association: Government Ideology Matters. Journal of Development Economics, 87(2), 300-308. http://www.baser.dk/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6VBV-4NR18K4-1-3&_cdi=5936&_user=6461235&_orig=search&_coverDate=10%2F31%2F2008&_sk=999129997&view=c&wchp=dGLbVzW-zSkzk&md5=6dfd5b18ec1f72ec0d6283c461368514&ie=/sdarticle.pdf

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