International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Year 2012 | Article Id. IJMTT-V3I1P504 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V3I1P504
This paper contributes to the debate over the relationship between income inequality and economic growth by developing a comprehensive description of the mechanisms and the models proposed in the literature over the last two decades that try to explain the way in which income distribution can influence economic performance trough economic, social and political channels.
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Jorge A. Charles-Coll, "Transmission Mechanisms of the Inequality-Growth Relationship," International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology (IJMTT), vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 19-28, 2012. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V3I1P504
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