UTICAJ NEJEDNAKOSTI NA EKONOMSKI RAST FEDERALNE REPUBLIKE NEMAČKE

Abstract

The study investigates the impact of economic inequality on economic growth, with Germany as the case study for the period from 2000 to 2020. The primary objective of the research is to determine whether and how inequality, measured by the Gini coefficient and the Palma index, affects economic growth expressed through GDP per capita. The analysis results indicate that high inequality can negatively impact long-term economic growth, whereas moderate economic equality can contribute to stable and sustainable growth. The empirical analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis to identify the relationship between the observed variables. The findings suggest that the Gini coefficient has a significant positive impact on GDP per capita, while the Palma index is not statistically significant.