Inequality and growth in the very long run: inferring inequality from data on social groups
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- Jørgen Modalsli, 2013. "Inequality and growth in the very long run: Inferring inequality from data on social groups," Discussion Papers 734, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
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Pre-industrial inequality; social tables; Kuznets curve; history;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C65 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Miscellaneous Mathematical Tools
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- N30 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - General, International, or Comparative
- O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HIS-2011-05-07 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-SOC-2011-05-07 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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