growth across the globe. In a large sample of countries, equality in the distribution of income as measured by the World Bank … and by The Standardized World Income Inequality Database are seen to be correlated with economic diversification, the rule … in the World Values Survey, and democracy, all of which are good for growth as reflected in the purchasing power of per …

effect of inequality and pollution on economic growth is amplified, if the population group that is least affected decides … level of fertility. In this context, economic inequality is not only decisive for human capital investments and the … in cleaner areas. This is the key mechanism through which environmental conditions may impose a growth drag on the …

Institutional and Social Dynamics of Growth and Distribution presents a set of original contributions to the much …-debated issues of long-run economic growth in relation to institutional and social progress …Institutions and the beginning of economic growth in eighteenth-century Britain -- The coevolution of institutions and …

Empirical studies on minimum wages are primarily concerned with employment while their effects on income inequality … and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for different minimum wage levels on the basis of a … will only have a minor impact on inequality among households with at least one minimum-wage worker. Low wage earners are …

Marriage is one of the most important determinants of economic prosperity, yet most existing theories of inequality …

We use detailed information on all real estate stock and transactions since 2006 to study housing inequality in Belgium … then estimate inequality in value or space at different levels of aggregation - from the federal to the local neighborhood … level. Overall inequality is relatively low (Gini of 0.25), but significant heterogeneity exists across and within …