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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Huvudupphovsman: Cevik, Serhan
Övriga upphovsmän: Correa-Caro, Carolina
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/068
Länkar:Full text available on IMF