dramatic drop in cooperation (and growth), when inequality is increased by a selfserving dictator. No such effect is observed … when the inequality is increased by a fair procedure. Our regression analysis provides basic macroeconomic support for the … adverse growth effect of the interaction between the degree and the genesis of inequality. We conclude that economies giving …

inequality on the demand for imports is then assessed by examining panel data for 36 developing and developed countries for the …In this paper we build a model of trade in vertically differentiated products and find that income inequality can … 1980-1997 period. We find significant evidence supporting our prediction that inequality has a large influence on the …

We study how the shadow economy affects pollution and how this effect depends on corruption levels in public … be accompanied by higher pollution levels. Our theoretical model predicts that controlling the levels of corruption can … limit the effect of the shadow economy on pollution. We use panel data covering the period from 1999–2005 from more than 100 …

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the …, income inequality is perceived more negatively with increased perceived fairness, due to the need for unexpected policy …

a unique panel of inequality estimates for 24 transitional countries for the period 1989-1998. The fixed effects model … income inequality in the 1990s. In this paper I investigate the causes of unprecedented changes in income distribution using …-sectional studies. The relationship between income inequality, measured by Gini coefficient, and per capita GDP is shown to be positive …

estimation as derived by Kelejian and Prucha (2005a) performs surprisingly well. Our Monte Carlo study indicates that the GMM …