Income inequality and economic growth: known unknowns

There is an emerging consensus that inequality is adversely related to growth. However, the empirical literature on the links between inequality and growth does not align with this simple narrative, especially because the channels through which inequality may affect growth remain poorly understood.

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Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
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2025-09-09
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https://doi.org/10.71609/iheid-tbyz-8736
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Income inequality and economic growth: known unknowns

Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Income inequality and economic growth: known unknowns

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Abstract

There is an emerging consensus that inequality is adversely related to growth. However, the empirical literature on the links between inequality and growth does not align with this simple narrative, especially because the channels through which inequality may affect growth remain poorly understood.

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