【题目】Inequality and Growth in the Twenty-First Century

【时间】2022年4月26日（周二）14:00

【地点】腾讯会议879 228 244（会议密码内部通知，参会人员请输入“实名+单位”进入会场，会场谢绝一切广告信息！）

【主讲人】罗伟杰 副教授

【主持人】劳业辉 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. 

【主讲人简介】

罗伟杰，中央财经大学中国财政发展协同创新中心副教授。英国约克大学经济学院经济学博士，英国剑桥大学访问学者，主要研究领域为财政政策、人口学、收入分配、地方政府行为，论文发表在《Economics Letters》、《Pacific-Basin Finance Journal》、《Scottish Journal of Political Economy》等期刊，担任《Bulletin of Economic Research》、《North American Journal of Economics and Finance》、《World Development》等期刊匿名审稿人。