Inequality and human development: The role of different parts of the income distribution

David Castells-Quintana (), Carlos Gradín () and Vicente Royuela

No wp-2022-96, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: In this paper we reassess the relationship between inequality and human development, focusing on the differential effect associated with the concentration of national income at different parts of the income distribution. To do so, we rely on a large global panel of countries over the last decades which includes information on economic and human development as well as detailed information on the distribution of income within countries. We take advantage of detailed distributive data consistent across countries and over time (World Income Inequality Database companion datasets).

Keywords: Human development; Inequality; Institutions; Income distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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