Global trends in relative and absolute income inequality
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2016-06-22
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Goda, Thomas
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Universidad EAFIT
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Este documento muestra una visión general de las tendencias históricas de la desigualdad mundial de ingreso en términos absolutos y relativos -- Dependiendo del concepto usado, las tendencias de desigualdad difieren considerablemente -- La desigualdad entre países aumentó fuertemente durante el periodo 1820-2000 y ha comenzado a disminuir a principios del siglo veintiuno, independiente si es medido en términos relativos o absolutos -- La desigualdad dentro de los países, por el contrario, ha crecido especialmente fuerte en las últimas décadas: su tasa de crecimiento aceleró a partir de 1950 en términos absolutos y a partir de 1975 en términos relativos -- En términos absolutos la desigualdad global también se incrementó sustancialmente en el periodo post-1950, mientras en términos relativos la desigualdad global ha disminuido ligeramente en el mismo periodo
This paper provides an overview of historic worldwide trends in relative and absolute income inequality -- Depending on the concept used, inequality trends differ considerably -- Inequality between countries increased strongly during 1820-2000 and started decreasing at the beginning of the twenty-first century, whether measured in relative or absolute terms -- Within-country inequality, on the contrary, grew especially strongly during the last decades: Its growth rate accelerated after 1950 in absolute terms and after 1975 in relative terms -- Absolute global inequality also increased substantially in the post-1950 period, whereas relative global inequality decreased slightly during this period
This paper provides an overview of historic worldwide trends in relative and absolute income inequality -- Depending on the concept used, inequality trends differ considerably -- Inequality between countries increased strongly during 1820-2000 and started decreasing at the beginning of the twenty-first century, whether measured in relative or absolute terms -- Within-country inequality, on the contrary, grew especially strongly during the last decades: Its growth rate accelerated after 1950 in absolute terms and after 1975 in relative terms -- Absolute global inequality also increased substantially in the post-1950 period, whereas relative global inequality decreased slightly during this period