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Lower levels of inequality are linked with greater innovation in economies

Hopkin, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0002-3187-4013, Lapuente, Victor and Moller, Lovisa (2014) Lower levels of inequality are linked with greater innovation in economies. LSE American Politics and Policy (23 Jan 2014). Website.

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Abstract

Can countries be both economically efficient and have equal societies? Conventional wisdom suggests that this is not the case. Jonathan Hopkin, Victor Lapuente and Lovisa Moller take a close look at the empirical evidence. They find that the less unequal a country is, the more likely it is to be innovative. They argue that, while the US is a powerful force for innovation, whilst having high levels of inequality, other countries with much lower inequality levels are also high performers in innovation.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information: © 2014 The Authors
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Date Deposited: 30 Jul 2014 08:30
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 19:02
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/58473

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