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• Main Authors: WEN-CHEN HUANG, 黃雯楨
• Other Authors: MENG-WEN TSOU
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/dg3e7t

碩士 === 國立中央大學 === 產業經濟研究所在職專班 === 105 === Income inequality is a widely concerned issue in most countries. Understanding the determinants of income inequality helps government propose effective policy measures to mitigate the degree of income inequality. This thesis utilizes a panel dataset of 61 countries for the 2004-2012 period to investigate determinants of income inequality by focusing on openness, innovation and institutional factors. To obtain robust estimates, we adopt both 20/20 ratio and 10/10 ratio as indicators of income inequality to conduct empirical estimations. Results obtained from the panel data model show that FDI and education help lower income inequality; GDP exhibits an inversed U shape relationship with income inequality. Moreover, both corruption and openness are associated with a positive relationship with the degree of income inequality. However, we find no significant relation between R&D and income inequality.