Abstract
We use top income data and the newly developed regime‐switching Gaussian mixture vector autoregressive model to explain the dynamics of income inequality in developed economies within the past 100 years. Our results indicate that the process of income inequality consists of two equilibria identifiable by high inequality and high income fluctuations, and low inequality and low income fluctuations. Our results also imply that income inequality in the United States is the driver of income inequality in other developed economies. High wages and capital gains are found to be the likely channels for the U.S. influence.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Review of Income and Wealth |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 227-249 |
Number of pages | 23 |
ISSN | 1475-4991 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2020 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- 112 Statistics and probability