04
APR 2016

14:15 - 15:45
IWH Research Seminar

Cross-country Income Levels Over Time: Did the Developing World Suddenly Become Much Richer?

The latest global survey on relative prices and income levels, for the year 2011, showed changes to relative income levels that were larger in lower-income countries, thereby narrowing the world income distribution compared to estimates based on the 2005 survey.

Who
Robert Inklaar  (University of Groningen)
Where
IWH conference room
Robert Inklaar

Personal details

Robert Inklaar is an associate professor at the department of Global Economics and Management of the University of Groningen and participant in the Groningen Growth and Development Centre of the University of Groningen. His research is focused on output and productivity across countries and over time, and the role of the financial sector in economic performance.

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