Inequality amongst the wealthiest and its link with economic growth

Philip Hans Franses, SJC Vermeer

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Abstract

In this article, we correlate the key features of the distribution of wealth of the 500 wealthiest individuals in the Netherlands with economic growth and stock market returns for the period 1998 to 2009. We show that each year the distribution obeys a power law and that the key parameter measures the degree of inequality. Our main finding is that more inequality amongst the wealthiest is associated with higher economic growth.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2851-2858
Number of pages8
JournalApplied Economics
Volume44
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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  • EUR ESE 31

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