Income inequality, international trade and firm location

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2022
Volume: 214
Issue: C

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

0.505 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

In this paper we analyze the effect of within-country income inequality on economic outcomes. We develop a new model of international trade with non-homothetic preferences whereby within-country income distribution affects firm location decisions. In a two-country, three-sector framework with increasing returns to scale and positive trade costs we show that increases in income inequality generates firm movement to countries with more equal income distributions.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:214:y:2022:i:c:s0165176522000945
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25