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A graduate of the Faculty of Economics at Bucharest University of Economics, he is an associate professor, PhD, Director of the Department of Economics and Economic Policy, Director of the Research Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at the Bucharest University of Economics in Bucharest. In 2003 he obtained the title of doctor, with the theme "Investments factor of economic development (the case of Romania)". He has taken and continues to take courses in: Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Intermediate Microeconomics; Applied Microeconomics; Applied Intermediate Microeconomics; Company Theory; European Economic Integration; International Economic Bodies and Institutions; Transnational Firms; Economic effects of European enlargement; European Microeconomics; Competition in the European economy; Economic strategies and game theory; Economic strategies in reticular systems of economy; Entrepreneurial initiative; Ethics and social responsibility in the EU; During his 22 years of professional activity he has been a member of over 20 research projects and is the author / co-author of numerous publications. The area of interest in research is outlined in the study of the functioning of the economy at market level, of the strategies and impact of the different microeconomic components at macroeconomic level, and in the impact that economic policies have on the economy and society.
In this paper, we examined the relationship between income inequality and economic growth from the perspective of each country’s level of development in the European Union, this linkage being reviewed using the median of GDP per capita expressed in the purchasing power standard to split the European Union Member States into two clusters of 14 countries each. Furthermore, we estimated the impact of income inequality on economic growth during the 2010–2018 period at the level of both clusters using the Estimated Generalized Least Squares with a fixed effects method, reinforced by the cross-section weights option. Our results show that income inequality is positively linked to economic growth in the case of developed EU Member States, while for developing EU countries, income inequality is detrimental to growth. This also demonstrates that income gaps may have positive and negative effects on growth depending on the stage of development, this providing important evidence for the need to promote an optimum level of income inequality.
Ionuț Jianu; Marin Dinu; Dragoș Huru; Alexandru Bodislav. Examining the Relationship between Income Inequality and Growth from the Perspective of EU Member States’ Stage of Development. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5204 .
AMA StyleIonuț Jianu, Marin Dinu, Dragoș Huru, Alexandru Bodislav. Examining the Relationship between Income Inequality and Growth from the Perspective of EU Member States’ Stage of Development. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):5204.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIonuț Jianu; Marin Dinu; Dragoș Huru; Alexandru Bodislav. 2021. "Examining the Relationship between Income Inequality and Growth from the Perspective of EU Member States’ Stage of Development." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 5204.