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On the Evolution of the World Income Distribution

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Jones, Charles I·1997·Journal of Economic Perspectives
DOI 10.1257/jep.11.3.19
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The post-World War I period has seen substantial changes in the world income distribution. As a result, the shape of the distribution has changed from something that looks like a normal distribution in 1960 to a bimodal 'twin peaks' distribution in 1988. Projecting these changes into the future suggests a number of interesting findings. First, it seems likely that the United States will lose its position as the country with the highest level of GDP per worker. Second, the future income distribution will involve far more 'rich' countries and far fewer 'poor' countries than currently observed.

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Authors
Jones, C. I.
Venue
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
1997-08-01
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
19-36
ISSN
0895-3309 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/jep.11.3.19
OpenAlex
W3123662346
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432
References
19
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30.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
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