2023
DOI: 10.5937/ekonhor2302103o
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The effect of economic growth on income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa

Odusanya Abidemi

Abstract: In this paper, the way in which economic growth influences income distribution is examined with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite considerable growth in a number of the SSA countries, the region has been slow in reversing the rising trend of income inequality. A large proportion of countries in the region globally rank among economies with extreme income inequality. The study covers a period from 1995 to 2015, due to the limited data on the measure of income inequality, the Gini index, for the large… Show more

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