...Alexandros Kalaitzakis; Christos Papatheodorou Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact of income inequality on economic growth and empirically assesses the validity of the alleged trade-off between redistribution and economic expansion. The analysis focuses on the EU-15 countries over...

...Dereje Fedasa Hordofa Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the impact of natural resource rents on income inequality in Ethiopia from 1981 to 2022 and investigate whether investments in manufacturing moderate this relationship. Design/methodology/approach Dynamic...

...Fabrice Ewolo Bitoto; Cerapis Nchinda Mbognou; Romuald Justin Amougou Manga Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the direct effect of climate change on income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the channels through which it spreads. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample...

... of “shrinking” episodes is more important for long-term development than higher growth rates. By using a framework centred around social capabilities, this study aims to investigate the effects of income inequality and poverty on economic shrinking frequency, as opposed to previous literature that has...

...Theodora Aba Kwegyeba Brown; Godfred A. Bokpin; Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma Purpose This study aims to determine how taxes can be used to bridge income inequality gap in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach A panel data set of 36 SSA countries was analysed using generalised...

...Sidi Mohammed Chekouri Purpose This study aims to present an empirical investigation on the effect of natural resource rent on income inequality in Algeria over the period 1980–2020. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is carried out by using the novel developed method dynamic...

...Armand Fréjuis Akpa Purpose The reduction of income inequality and the ways to fight against it are source of debate among scientific communities and policymakers. Rents from natural resources that African countries are endowed with remain one way to cope with income inequality, but its influence...

...Kei Toyozawa; Tomoko Kinugasa; Yoichi Matsubayashi Purpose This study aims to focus on the influence of industrial structure changes, which is the fundamental idea of the Kuznets hypothesis, especially the service–knowledge structural change, on income inequality. Design/methodology/approach...

...Désiré Avom; Nesta Ntsame Ovono; Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa Purpose This study aims to analyze the effects of natural resource rents on income inequality. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a panel quantile regression (QR) approach for 42 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over the period...

...Michael Chletsos; Andreas Sintos Purpose This paper aims to provide new insights regarding the impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs on income inequality. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a novel methodological approach proposed by Acemoglu et al. (2019...

...Marcelo Eduardo Alves da Silva Purpose This paper aims to investigate the dynamic relationship between economic growth and income inequality, an issue that has not found a clear consensus in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a Panel VAR approach, using state-level data...