abstract: 'During the late 20th century, income inequality rose in most countries

  around the world, and by a substantial amount in some cases. By

  contrast, income disparities have stabilized during the post-2000 era,

  and have even begun to decline in a small majority of states. What

  accounts for this recent change? Unfortunately, existing work is not

  well-positioned to address this question. Researchers commonly restrict

  their attention to affluent nations or use empirical models that have

  not kept pace with either the changing landscape or the availability of

  newer measures, all of which suggests a path forward in this area of

  research. This article focuses on the post-2000 era, drawing from a

  large global sample (1284 observations across 129 states), while

  utilizing novel measures that better reflect the contemporary period.

  The study reports results from Prais-Winsten regression with

  panel-corrected standard errors and two-way fixed effects. The models

  show that income inequality is shaped by the major employment sectors

  (agriculture, industry, and services), the relative supply of

  unskilled/skilled labor (as indicated by population growth and tertiary

  school enrollment, respectively), globalization (international trade and

  migration), state characteristics (the size of government and regulation

  of labor), gender dynamics (female participation in paid work and

  government), and the unemployment rate. In sum, the results reveal a set

  of equalizing and disequalizing factors that shape each country''s income

  distribution.'
affiliation: 'Clark, R (Corresponding Author), Univ Oklahoma, Dept Sociol, 780 Van
  Vleet Oval,331 Kaufman Hall, Norman, OK 73019 USA.

  Clark, Rob, Univ Oklahoma, Dept Sociol, 780 Van Vleet Oval,331 Kaufman Hall, Norman,
  OK 73019 USA.'
article-number: 0268580920905464
author: Clark, Rob
author-email: robclark@ou.edu
author_list:
- family: Clark
  given: Rob
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0268580920905464
earlyaccessdate: MAR 2020
eissn: 1461-7242
files: []
issn: 0268-5809
journal: INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY
keywords: Cross-national; development; inequality
keywords-plus: 'WOMENS POLITICAL REPRESENTATION; EXPLAINING DEINDUSTRIALIZATION; GENDER

  INFLUENCES; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; OECD COUNTRIES; HUMAN-RIGHTS; WELFARE;

  DEMOCRACY; FINANCIALIZATION; LIBERALIZATION'
language: English
month: MAY
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '70'
pages: 260-283
papis_id: 811523aae6d1ffdf04e2b2452b9bf776
ref: Clark2020incomeinequality
times-cited: '7'
title: 'Income inequality in the post-2000 era: Development, globalization, and the
  state'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000524209700001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '23'
volume: '35'
web-of-science-categories: Sociology
year: '2020'