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Kuznets inverted-U hypothesis revisited: a time-series approach using US data

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  • M. Bahmani-Oskooee
  • A. Gelan

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Kuznets' inverted-U hypothesis implies that economic growth worsens income inequality first and improves it later at a higher stage of economic development. In addition to economic growth, other factors such as population growth, resource endowment, price instability, openness, currency devaluation, etc. have been identified as determinants of income inequality. Previous research used cross-sectional data to test not only the Kuznets' hypothesis, but also empirical validity of other factors and provided mixed conclusions. In this article we use time-series data from the US and recent advances in time-series modelling to show that economic growth worsens income inequality in the short-run and improves it in the long-run.

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Article provided by Taylor and Francis Journals in its journal Applied Economics Letters.

Volume (Year): 15 (2008)
Issue (Month): 9 ()
Pages: 677-681

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Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:15:y:2008:i:9:p:677-681

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  1. Shahbaz, Muhammad & Ur Rehman, Ijaz & Ahmad Mahdzan, Nurul Shahnaz, 2013. "Linkages between Income Inequality, International Remittances and Economic Growth in Pakistan," MPRA Paper 45577, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 20 Mar 2013.

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