Reassessing the relationship between inequality and development

Hugo Rojas-Romagosa () and Joseph Francois

CPB Discussion Paper from CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

Abstract: We reassess the empirical relevance of the Kuznets Curve with a new inequality dataset. Using panel data estimations that account for the heterogeneity of inequality observations, we test for both the unconditional and the conditional hypothesis that includes alternative inequality determinants.

JEL-codes: D31 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-06
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