Jan Svejnar and Sutirtha Bagchi's research on Billionaires and Growth was published in the First Quarter 2016 edition of the Milken Institute Review. The research discusses the impacts of wealth inequality on economic performance. They find that the source of wealth accumulation can determine whether or not rising inequality is a barrier to economic growth. Read the entire paper here.
Billionaires and Growth by Jan Svejnar and Sutirtha Bagchi
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