Title
How Much Should We Care About Changing Income Inequality in the Course of Economic Growth?
Publication Date
March 2007
Abstract
This paper asks how much we should care about changes in Lorenz curves and standard inequality measures when economic growth takes place. I conclude that these changes are of some importance but that other aspects of inequality and poverty are more important.
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Suggested Citation
Fields, G. (2007). How much should we care about changing income inequality in the course of economic growth? Retrieved [insert date], from Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations site: http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/articles/115/
Required Publishers Statement
Copyright by Elsevier. Final version published as Fields, G. (2007). How much should we care about changing income inequality in the course of economic growth? Journal of Policy Modeling, 29, 577-585.