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Causal Link between Technological Innovation and Inequality Moderated by Public Spending, Manufacturing, Agricultural Employment, and Export Diversification

Tao Tang, Lizeth Cuesta, Brayan Tillaguango, Rafael Alvarado, Abdul Rehman, Diana Bravo-Benavides, Natalia Zárate · 2022 · Sustainability

Summary. Technological innovation increases income inequality across most income distribution levels, according to analysis of 73 countries. Government spending effectively reduces inequality, while agriculture employment and export diversification show mixed effects. Policymakers pursuing sustainable development must leverage public spending as a tool to counteract innovation's inequality-widening effects and promote social cohesion.

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Tang, T., Cuesta, L., Tillaguango, B., Alvarado, R., Rehman, A., Bravo-Benavides, D., & Zárate, N.. (2022). Causal Link between Technological Innovation and Inequality Moderated by Public Spending, Manufacturing, Agricultural Employment, and Export Diversification. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148474

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DOI
10.3390/su14148474
Countries
China
Regions
Asia
Categories
innovation-theory, policy
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2026-04-28