A quick review of various data sets exploring the relationship between income inequality through the Gini coefficient vs economic growth.

1. Gini Coefficient vs
Economic Growth
Gaetan Lion
April 5, 2012
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2. Gini Coefficient
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3. Gini Coefficient
Unequal
income
distribution
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4. World Gini Coefficient
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5. World Gini Coefficient (in color)
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8. Gini Coefficient within US
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11. US Gini Coefficient vs Other Countries
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13. Level of income inequality (Gini coefficient) among OECD
countries (2005–08) and Australian states (2009–10)
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16. Robert Barro’s Study Fig. 1
Overall, there is no
relationship between
the Gini coefficient and
economic growth.
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17. Robert Barro’s Study Fig. 2
There is a negative relationship There is a somewhat positive
between Gini coefficient and relationship between Gini coefficient
economic growth for developing and economic growth for developed
countries. countries. 17

18. Different data set
supporting Barro’s
position
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19. Change in inequality and change in
consumption growth, 1997–2007
Different data set
checking Barro’s
position
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20. Different data set
checking on Barro’s
position
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21. Different data set
checking on Barro’s
position
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