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This document, part of a Standard & Poor's economic research report, discusses findings by IMF economists that challenge the assumed trade-off between economic efficiency and income equality. The text argues that lower income inequality is strongly linked to longer durations of economic growth spells, citing data that shows income distribution has a more significant impact on growth sustainability than factors like trade openness or political institutions.

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Publication of "Equality and Efficiency" (September 2011)

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Andrew Berg economist at IMF
Jonathan Ostry economist at IMF
Jeromin Zettelmeyer economist at IMF
Income distribution has stronger impact on growth duration than Trade openness

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"In short, promoting greater equality may also improve efficiency in the form of more sustainable long-run growth."
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"They found that a 10% decrease in inequality (a change in the Gini coefficient to 0.37 from 0.40) increases the expected length of a growth spell by 50%."
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"Income Distribution Has A Stronger Impact On How Long Growth Lasts Than Other Factors"
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