<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In our paper a very simple model is used to analyze the relationship between trade globalization, inequality and economic policy. Although the local government exclusively maximizes the welfare of the marginalized (unemployed) people, the inequality of relative consumption between employed and unemployed will increase with intensified trade liberalization. In contrast to this result the relative income inequality may fall in certain situations.</p></abstract>

In our paper a very simple model is used to analyze the relationship between trade globalization, inequality and economic policy. Although the local government exclusively maximizes the welfare of the marginalized (unemployed) people, the inequality of relative consumption between employed and unemployed will increase with intensified trade liberalization. In contrast to this result the relative income inequality may fall in certain situations.

Globalization, inequality and economic policy

Department of Business and Economics, School of International Studies (ZIS)

Economics and Business Review

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In our paper a very simple model is used to analyze the relationship between trade globalization, inequality and economic policy. Although the local government...

Globalization, inequality and economic policy

Published Online: Apr 07, 2019

Page range: 3 - 11

Received: Nov 23, 2018

Accepted: Jan 15, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2019.1.1

Keywords
globalization, inequality, marginalization, economic policy, public policy

© 2019 Udo Broll et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Globalization, inequality and economic policy

Published Online: Apr 07, 2019

Page range: 3 - 11

Received: Nov 23, 2018

Accepted: Jan 15, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2019.1.1

Keywordsglobalization, inequality, marginalization, economic policy, public policy

© 2019 Udo Broll et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
globalization, inequality, marginalization, economic policy, public policy