Several recent papers on the political economy of growth have argued that increased skewness in the distribution of wealth/income induces slower growth. In the present model, investment, viewed as education, comes from two sources : a public component, financed by taxes and equally distributed across all citizens, and a private one, chosen optimally by the individual. The growth rate is shown to rise with increased skewness.
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Paper provided by California Davis - Institute of Governmental Affairs in its series Papers with number
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Length: pages Date of creation: 1994 Date of revision: Handle: RePEc:fth:caldav:94-03
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