Do government expenditure reduce income inequality: evidence from developing and developed countries

Purpose: This paper aims to re-examine the impact of government expenditure on income inequality. Existing studies provide mixed results on whether government expenditure reduces or increases income inequality. In this paper, government expenditure is viewed as a tool for redistribution, hence, its...

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Published in:Studies in Economics and Finance
Main Author: Sidek N.Z.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. 2021
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85106233354&doi=10.1108%2fSEF-09-2020-0393&partnerID=40&md5=048b33235a2b58a0cd68991f68096900