Since the early 1990s income inequality has regained a central role in the current theoretical, applied and policy debate dominating the scene in the developed, developing and transition countries. In developed countries the diminishing labour share has become one of the main concern of...

It has been widely accepted that economic globalization is inevitable, and that globalization plays an increasingly important role in determining relative economic growth among nations. However, considerable studies have addressed that increase in globalization is directly or indirectly...

We provide a novel decomposition of changing gaps in life expectancy between rich and poor into differential changes in age-specific mortality rates and differences in "survivability". Declining age-specific mortality rates increases life expectancy, but the gain is small if the likelihood of...

This paper explores the implications of Unified Growth Theory for the origins of existing differences in income per capita across countries. The theory sheds light on three fundamental layers of comparative development. It identifies the factors that have governed the pace of the transition from...

An examination of Denver provides evidence of a link between designation and neighborhood demographics. This finding is significant because previous studies have found no such link. Also, the initial economic conditions of the study area are important. Designation plays a different role in high...

We provide a novel decomposition of changing gaps in life expectancy between rich and poor into differential changes in age-specific mortality rates and differences in "survivability". Declining age-specific mortality rates increases life expectancy, but the gain is small if the likelihood of...