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Globalization, inequality and economic policy

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  • Broll Udo

    (Department of Business and Economics, School of International Studies (ZIS), Technische Universität Dresden, 01062Dresden, Germany)

  • Kemnitz Alexander

    (Department of Business and Economics, School of International Studies (ZIS), Technische Universität Dresden, 01062Dresden, Germany.)

  • Mukherjee Vivekananda

    (Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.)

Abstract

In our paper a very simple model is used to analyze the relationship between trade globalization, inequality and economic policy. Although the local government exclusively maximizes the welfare of the marginalized (unemployed) people, the inequality of relative consumption between employed and unemployed will increase with intensified trade liberalization. In contrast to this result the relative income inequality may fall in certain situations.

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  • Broll Udo & Kemnitz Alexander & Mukherjee Vivekananda, 2019. "Globalization, inequality and economic policy," Economics and Business Review, Sciendo, vol. 5(1), pages 3-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecobur:v:5:y:2019:i:1:p:3-11:n:1
    DOI: 10.18559/ebr.2019.1.1
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    Keywords

    globalization; inequality; marginalization; economic policy; public policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • D30 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - General
    • F61 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Microeconomic Impacts
    • F68 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Policy
    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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