Inflation, Growth, and Income Distribution: A Cross-Country Study

Hongyi Li () and Heng-Fu Zou ()

Annals of Economics and Finance, 2002, vol. 3, issue 1, 85-101

Abstract: This short paper uses a newly compiled cross-country panel data on income distribution to explore the impact of inflation on income distribution and economic growth. We have found that inflation (1) worsens income distribution; (2) increases the income share of the rich; (3) has a negative but insignificant effect on the income shares of the poor and the middle class; and (4) reduces the rate of economic growth.

Keywords: Inflation; Income distribution; Growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D3 E3 O4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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