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Inequality and Economic Growth: European Versus U.S. Experiences

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  • Reto Foellmi
  • Josef Zweimüller

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This paper discusses long-term trends in the macroeconomic growth performance and in income distribution in Europe and the U.S. We review insights from the recent macroeconomic literature on inequality and growth and use these insights to shed light on the growth and inequality trends

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  • Reto Foellmi & Josef Zweimüller, 2003. "Inequality and Economic Growth: European Versus U.S. Experiences," CESifo Working Paper Series 1007, CESifo.
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    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
    • D3 - Microeconomics - - Distribution
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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