Inequality and Economic Growth: European Versus U.S. Experiences

29 Pages Posted: 5 Aug 2003

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Reto Foellmi

University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research

Josef Zweimüller

University of Zurich - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Date Written: August 2003

Abstract

This paper discusses long-term trends in the macroeconomic growth performance and in income distribution in Europe and the U.S. We review insights from the recent macroeconomic literature on inequality and growth and use these insights to shed light on the growth and inequality trends.

JEL Classification: O4, D3, O57

Suggested Citation

Foellmi, Reto and Zweimueller, Josef, Inequality and Economic Growth: European Versus U.S. Experiences (August 2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=425103 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.425103

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