The Microeconomics of Income Distribution Dynamics in East Asia and Latin America

• Tác giả: Francois Bourguignon
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 339.2 Distribution of income and wealth
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC: World Bank and Oxford University Press, 2013
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 325770
• Chủ đề: 1. AGRICULTURE; 2. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; 3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; 4. INCOME DISTRIBUTION; 5. INDUSTRY

Tóm tắt

This volume presents a collection of studies on the dynamics of income inequality based on micro data. Using a simple but powerful empirical methodology, the authors analyze the roles of prices, occupational choice, and educational choice in accounting for household income and its contribution to inequality. It casts doubt on the grand theories of growth and income inequality that have dominated discussions in development economics. It paves the way for a full-blown, micro-based general equilibrium theory of income determination and income inequality.