Income Distribution Dynamics of Economic Systems

Income Distribution Dynamics of Economic Systems

Author: Marcelo Byrro Ribeiro

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-03-26

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1108850707

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Econophysics has been used to study a range of economic and financial systems. This book uses the econophysical perspective to focus on the income distributive dynamics of economic systems. It focuses on the empirical characterization and dynamics of income distribution and its related quantities from the epistemological and practical perspectives of contemporary physics. Several income distribution functions are presented which fit income data and results obtained by statistical physicists on the income distribution problem. The book discusses two separate research traditions: the statistical physics approach, and the approach based on non-linear trade cycle models of macroeconomic dynamics. Several models of distributive dynamics based on the latter approach are presented, connecting the studies by physicists on distributive dynamics with the recent literature by economists on income inequality. As econophysics is such an interdisciplinary field, this book will be of interest to physicists, economists, statisticians and applied mathematicians.


Feedback Economics

Feedback Economics

Author: Robert Y. Cavana

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-06-30

Total Pages: 593

ISBN-13: 3030671909

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This book approaches economic problems from a systems thinking and feedback perspective. By introducing system dynamics methods (including qualitative and quantitative techniques) and computer simulation models, the respective contributions apply feedback analysis and dynamic simulation modeling to important local, national, and global economics issues and concerns. Topics covered include: an introduction to macro modeling using a system dynamics framework; a system dynamics translation of the Phillips machine; a re-examination of classical economic theories from a feedback perspective; analyses of important social, ecological, and resource issues; the development of a biophysical economics module for global modelling; contributions to monetary and financial economics; analyses of macroeconomic growth, income distribution and alternative theories of well-being; and a re-examination of scenario macro modeling. The contributions also examine the philosophical differences between the economics and system dynamics communities in an effort to bridge existing gaps and compare methods. Many models and other supporting information are provided as online supplementary files. Consequently, the book appeals to students and scholars in economics, as well as to practitioners and policy analysts interested in using systems thinking and system dynamics modeling to understand and improve economic systems around the world. "Clearly, there is much space for more collaboration between the advocates of post-Keynesian economics and system dynamics! More generally, I would like to recommend this book to all scholars and practitioners interested in exploring the interface and synergies between economics, system dynamics, and feedback thinking." Comments in the Foreword by Marc Lavoie, Emeritus Professor, University of Ottawa and University of Sorbonne Paris Nord


The Microeconomics of Income Distribution Dynamics in East Asia and Latin America

The Microeconomics of Income Distribution Dynamics in East Asia and Latin America

Author: François Bourguignon

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9780821358610

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This book is about how the distribution of income changes during the process of income development. Understanding development and the process of poverty reduction requires understanding not only how total income grows but also how its distribution behaves over time. The authors propose a decomposition of differences in entire distributions of household incomes, shedding new light on the powerful, and often conflicting, forces that underpin the changes in poverty and inequality that accompany the process of economic development. This approach is applied to three East Asian countries -- Indonesia, Malaysia, and China -- and to four in Latin America -- Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.


Income Distribution in Macroeconomic Models

Income Distribution in Macroeconomic Models

Author: Giuseppe Bertola

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-09-28

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 0691164592

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This book looks at the distribution of income and wealth and the effects that this has on the macroeconomy, and vice versa. Is a more equal distribution of income beneficial or harmful for macroeconomic growth, and how does the distribution of wealth evolve in a market economy? Taking stock of results and methods developed in the context of the 1990s revival of growth theory, the authors focus on capital accumulation and long-run growth. They show how rigorous, optimization-based technical tools can be applied, beyond the representative-agent framework of analysis, to account for realistic market imperfections and for political-economic interactions. The treatment is thorough, yet accessible to students and nonspecialist economists, and it offers specialist readers a wide-ranging and innovative treatment of an increasingly important research field. The book follows a single analytical thread through a series of different growth models, allowing readers to appreciate their structure and crucial assumptions. This is particularly useful at a time when the literature on income distribution and growth has developed quickly and in several different directions, becoming difficult to overview.


Income Distribution Dynamics of Economic Systems

Income Distribution Dynamics of Economic Systems

Author: Marcelo Byrro Ribeiro

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781107465770

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"The book deals with the empirical characterization and dynamics of income distribution and its related quantities from the epistemological and practical perspectives of contemporary physics. Part I discusses the methodological basis of econophysics, several distribution functions used to model the income data and presents empirical evidence supporting those distribution functions. Thomas Piketty's book on inequality is also partially reviewed. Part II discusses income and wealth distributions from the viewpoint of statistical physics, presenting a series of models of the income distribution characterization and dynamics. Part III deals with income distribution under the viewpoint that economic systems have circular flows. This dynamic approach is able to connect income classes to macroeconomic trade cycle theories. Issues like uncertainty, confidence, investment and stability are discussed and the Goodwin macroeconomic dynamics of growth with cycles is discussed in detail. Several other models based or inspired on this macrodynamics are presented and discussed"--


Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality

Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality

Author: Ms.Era Dabla-Norris

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2015-06-15

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13: 1513547437

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This paper analyzes the extent of income inequality from a global perspective, its drivers, and what to do about it. The drivers of inequality vary widely amongst countries, with some common drivers being the skill premium associated with technical change and globalization, weakening protection for labor, and lack of financial inclusion in developing countries. We find that increasing the income share of the poor and the middle class actually increases growth while a rising income share of the top 20 percent results in lower growth—that is, when the rich get richer, benefits do not trickle down. This suggests that policies need to be country specific but should focus on raising the income share of the poor, and ensuring there is no hollowing out of the middle class. To tackle inequality, financial inclusion is imperative in emerging and developing countries while in advanced economies, policies should focus on raising human capital and skills and making tax systems more progressive.


Testing Piketty’s Hypothesis on the Drivers of Income Inequality

Testing Piketty’s Hypothesis on the Drivers of Income Inequality

Author: Carlos Góes

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2016-08-19

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1475527691

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Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century puts forth a logically consistent explanation for changes in income and wealth inequality patterns. However, while rich in data, the book provides no formal empirical testing for its theoretical causal chain. In this paper, I build a set of Panel SVAR models to check if inequality and capital share in the national income move up as the r-g gap grows. Using a sample of 19 advanced economies spanning over 30 years, I find no empirical evidence that dynamics move in the way Piketty suggests. Results are robust to several alternative estimates of r-g.


Inequality and Growth

Inequality and Growth

Author: Theo S. Eicher

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0262050692

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Essays exploring the relationship between economic growth and inequality and the implications for policy makers.


Inequality of Opportunity

Inequality of Opportunity

Author: Juan Gabriel Rodríguez

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2011-10-12

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1780520344

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Eight papers, both theoretical and applied, on the concept of equality of opportunity which says that a society should guarantee its members equal access to advantage regardless of their circumstances, while holding them responsible for turning that access into actual advantage by the application of effort.


Structural Economic Dynamics

Structural Economic Dynamics

Author: Luigi Pasinetti

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-11-02

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780521029766

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This book is a theoretical investigation of the influence of human learning on the development through time of a 'pure labour' economy. The theory proposed is a simple one, but aims to grasp the essential features of all industrial economies. Economists have long known that two basic phenomena lie at the root of long-term economic movements in industrial societies: capital accumulation and technical progress. Attention has been concentrated on the former. In this book, by contrast, technical progress is assigned the central role. Within a multi-sector framework, the author examines the structural dynamics of prices, production and employment (implied by differentiated rates of productivity growth and expansion of demand) against a background of 'natural' relations. He also considers a number of institutional problems. Institutional and social learning, know-how, and the diffusion of knowledge emerge as the decisive factors accounting for the success and failure of industrial societies.