Reto Foellmi is Professor of International Economics at the University of St. Gallen and a Research Affiliate of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR, London). He earned his PhD in economics at the University of Zurich and he has held visiting appointments at M.I.T., Osaka University, Kobe University, and Mainz University. From 2007–2011, he was Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Bern. Reto Foellmi’s research interests lie in macroeconomics, economic growth, distribution and international trade. He has published extensively on these subjects, including two books (one with Princeton University Press) as well as several articles in leading journals.
Discussion paper
DP17483 Inequality and Growth: A Review on a Great Open Debate in Economics
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- Development & Growth ![](../../../../../../../../../../var/folders/34/zq18d8kx7kbgby0j06p_j6t40000gn/T/TemporaryItems/NSIRD_screencaptureui_EM2XPo/Screenshot 2022-01-04 at 17.01.16.png)
- Poverty and Income Inequality
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Incumbency effects in international trade and the lasting implications of historical trade barriers
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- International trade
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The inequality-growth nexus: It’s time to move beyond averages
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- Poverty and Income Inequality
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Volatile top income shares in Switzerland? Reassessing the evolution between 1981 and 2009
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- Europe's nations and regions ![](../../../../../../../../../../var/folders/34/zq18d8kx7kbgby0j06p_j6t40000gn/T/TemporaryItems/NSIRD_screencaptureui_EM2XPo/Screenshot 2022-01-04 at 17.01.16.png)
- Poverty and Income Inequality