Endogenous (re-)distributive policies and economic growth: A comparative static analysis

Günther Rehme

Economic Modelling, 2014, vol. 40, issue C, 355-366

Abstract: This paper analyzes the interplay of economic growth, (re-)distribution and policies when the latter are set exogenously or when they depend on economically important fundamentals. A redistribution policy generally causes lower growth, but less so when economic efficiency is higher. The model implies that high (endogenous) tax rates may not necessarily imply low growth. The paper shows that the long-run cross-country relationship between growth and endogenous policy is generally not clear-cut. But it is shown that this relies on conditions that can be used for identification in empirical research. The paper also argues that in the long run workers benefit more from higher efficiency than capital owners, even though inequality might and growth would rise.

Keywords: Economic growth; Distribution; Endogenous policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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Working Paper: Endogenous (Re-)Distributive Policies and Economic Growth: A Comparative Static Analysis (2009)
Working Paper: Endogenous (Re-)Distributive Policies and Economic Growth: A Comparative Static Analysis (2007)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2014.04.011

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