Bericht
Why the IMF and OECD are Wrong about Inequality and Growth
In recent studies the IMF and the OECD claim that inequality has a negative impact on economic growth and conclude that redistribution policies have no adverse growth effects. We argue that this claim is misleading. We show that, for developed countries, the correlation between inequality and growth is positive, not negative. But this correlation cannot be given a causal interpretation.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: EconPol Policy Brief ; No. 07
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Fuest, Clemens
Neumeier, Florian
Stöhlker, Daniel
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
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Munich
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2018
- Handle
- Last update
- 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Bericht
Associated
- Fuest, Clemens
- Neumeier, Florian
- Stöhlker, Daniel
- ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
Time of origin
- 2018