Growing (Un)equal : Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality in China and BRIC+ /

This paper investigates the empirical characteristics of income inequality in China and a panel of BRIC+ countries over the period 1980-2013, with a focus on the redistributive contribution of fiscal policy. Using instrumental variable techniques to deal with potential endogeneity, we find evidence...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cevik, Serhan
Other Authors: Correa-Caro, Carolina
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/068
Online Access:Full text available on IMF