A study on the relationship between economic inequality and mobility

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 99
Issue: 1
Pages: 111-114

Authors (3)

Rodri­guez, Juan Prieto (not in RePEc) Rodri­guez, Juan Gabriel (not in RePEc) Salas, Rafael (Universidad Complutense de Mad...)

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

A significant positive relationship between inequality and income mobility, key for the theory of political redistribution, is found. Among the growth, dispersion and exchange mobility components, dispersion is the most important.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:99:y:2008:i:1:p:111-114
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29