Income Inequality, Capitalism, and Ethno-Linguistic Fractionalization

We examine the relationship between capitalism and income inequality for a large sample of countries using an adjusted economic freedom index as proxy for capitalism. Our results suggest that there is no robust relationship between economic freedom and Gini coefficients based on gross income. Subseq...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American economic review 2015-05, Vol.105 (5), p.593-597
Hauptverfasser:	Sturm, Jan-Egbert, De Haan, Jakob
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Capitalism Coefficients Economic freedom Economic globalization Economic indices Economic models Economic statistics Economic theory Education Ethnolinguistics GDP Gini coefficient Gini index Globalization Gross Domestic Product Gross income Income Income distribution Income inequality Income redistribution Linguistics MIGRATION, INCOME, AND ECONOMIC POLICY Per capita Proxy reporting Studies Taxes Trade restrictions Variables
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