華師經管學術講座第406期(經濟)
【題目】Inequality and Growth in the Twenty-First Century
【時間】2022年4月26日(周二)14:00
【地點】騰訊會議879 228 244(會議密碼內部通知,參會人員請輸入“實名+單位”進入會場,會場謝絕一切廣告信息?。?/span>
【主講人】羅偉杰 副教授
【主持人】勞業輝 博士
【摘要】
This paper analyzes how economic growth can be caused by changes in the income distribution. Persson and Tabellini (1994) argue that productivity-induced income inequality leads to lower growth since distortionary taxes increase and harm capital accumulation. However, this prediction is often challenged empirically. This paper distinguishes between capital income inequality and inequality induced by differences in labor productivity. Greater capital income inequality leads to lower labor tax rates, leading to higher growth. Using data for OECD countries, subsequent growth is found to be positively related to capital income inequality, and negatively related to labor income inequality, as originally conjectured.
【主講人簡介】
羅偉杰,中央財經大學中國財政發展協同創新中心副教授。英國約克大學經濟學院經濟學博士,英國劍橋大學訪問學者,主要研究領域為財政政策、人口學、收入分配、地方政府行為,論文發表在《Economics Letters》、《Pacific-Basin Finance Journal》、《Scottish Journal of Political Economy》等期刊,擔任《Bulletin of Economic Research》、《North American Journal of Economics and Finance》、《World Development》等期刊匿名審稿人。