The generalized entropy class of inequality indices is derived for Generalized Beta of the Second Kind (GB2) income … inequality in 1994/95 and 2004/05 illustrates the analysis …

This paper presents a new framework for analyzing inequality that moves beyond the anonymity postulate. We estimate the …

relevant to understanding current phenomena like the evolution of Chinese inequality. The paper shows how the Kuznetsian … framework can be used, for example, in predicting the differential relationship between urbanization and inequality in India … versus China, in assessing the detail of the contribution of sectoral mean and inequality evolution to overall inequality …

inequality, and higher productivity growth through automation. In this paper we critically re-assess these predictions by (i … in endogenous growth theory, but modified to allow for demand-side constraints. This is a novel approach, given that … growth and productivity is stagnating and inequality is rising. Our paper provides a theoretical explanation of this in the …

Economic theory suggests that monopoly prices hurt consumers but benefit shareholders. But in a world where individuals … or households can be both consumers and shareholders, the impact of market power on inequality depends in part on the … inequality. Moreover, over time, corporate equity has become even more skewed relative to consumption …

Expansion of the public sector and redistributive policies may reduce income inequality, but formal tests suffer from … income inequality and government size, measured as the government expenditure share in GDP. Using a novel instrument – the … the true role of the government in attenuating income inequality. The estimated relationship between income inequality and …