Rising Income Inequality.

We examine the relationship between trade and financial globalization and the rise in inequality in most countries in recent decades. We find technological progress as having a greater impact than globalization on inequality. The limited overall impact of globalization reflects two offsetting tenden...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Papageorgiou, Chris
Otros Autores: Lall, Subir, Jaumotte, Florence
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Colección:IMF Working Papers.
Temas:
Globalization > Econometric models.
Technological innovations > Econometric models.
International trade > Econometric models.
International finance > Econometric models.
Income distribution > Econometric models.
Mondialisation > Modèles économétriques.
Innovations > Modèles économétriques.
Commerce international > Modèles économétriques.
Revenu > Répartition > Modèles économétriques.
Income distribution > Econometric models
International finance > Econometric models
International trade > Econometric models
Technological innovations > Econometric models
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:We examine the relationship between trade and financial globalization and the rise in inequality in most countries in recent decades. We find technological progress as having a greater impact than globalization on inequality. The limited overall impact of globalization reflects two offsetting tendencies: whereas trade globalization is associated with a reduction in inequality, financial globalization-and foreign direct investment in particular-is associated with an increase. A key finding is that both globalization and technological changes increase the returns on human capital, underscoring t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (38 pages).
ISBN:9781451989304
145198930X

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