Some policies may have a positive effect on both growth and inequality. The empirical cross-country literature suggests that growth has neither a positive nor a negative effect on inequality,10and that the impact of inequality on growth is ambiguous.11These results do not imply the absence of links when looking at a specificpolicy or a specific country. Lopez (2004b) surveys the empirical literature and concludes that macroeconomic stability related to inflation, as well as education and infrastructure-related policies seem to be win-win or ‘super pro-poor’ policies that have both a positive
effect on growth and a negative effect on inequality.