How Macroeconomic Factors Affect Income Distribution : The Cross-Country Evidence /

This study develops a cross-section empirical framework to examine the relationship between the macroeconomic environment and trends in income distribution. The macroeconomic variables that are found to be associated with an improvement in income distribution are higher growth rate, higher income le...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sarel, Michael
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/152
Online Access:Full text available on IMF