Inequality and growth: challenges to the old orthodoxy

Erwan Quintin () and Jason Saving

Economic Letter, 2008, vol. 3, issue jan, No 1

Abstract: Discussions of how best to alleviate poverty often center on the relative merits of policies that boost growth and those that promote redistribution. If greater inequality allows economies to expand faster, or if it?s an inevitable consequence of pro-growth measures, the two principles seem incompatible. Under such a scenario, societies seeking rapid growth rates have to forgo redistribution from rich to poor. Conversely, choosing a high degree of redistribution implies the decision to accept lower growth rates.

Keywords: Income; distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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