Global trends in relative and absolute income inequality

This paper provides an overview of historic worldwide trends in relative and absolute income inequality. Depending on the concept used, inequality trends differ considerably. Inequality between countries increased strongly during 1820-2000 and started decreasing at the beginning of the twenty-first...

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Main Author: Thomas Goda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad EAFIT 2016-06-01
Series:Ecos de Economía
Online Access:http://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/ecos-economia/article/view/3558/pdf