| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| INTRODUCTION | 第12-17页 |
| CHAPTER ONE LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-34页 |
| 1.1 Growth and Inequality: The Kuznets Hypothesis | 第17-19页 |
| 1.2 International Trade: "Race to the Bottom" | 第19-22页 |
| 1.3 Technical Advancement: Biased Innovations | 第22-25页 |
| 1.4 Finance and Income Inequality | 第25-32页 |
| 1.4.1 Financial Development: Competing Models | 第26-29页 |
| 1.4.2 Financial Liberalization: A Fresh Approach | 第29-32页 |
| 1.5 Chapter Summary | 第32-34页 |
| CHAPTER TWO DATA DESCRIPTIONS | 第34-48页 |
| 2.1 Measuring Financial Liberalization and Inequality | 第35-38页 |
| 2.2 Control Variables | 第38-42页 |
| 2.3 Descriptive Statistics | 第42-48页 |
| CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGIES AND RESULTS | 第48-96页 |
| 3.1 OLS Tests:Basic Models and Results | 第48-58页 |
| 3.2 OLS Tests: Further Exploration | 第58-75页 |
| 3.3 Endogeneity and Instrumental Variables (Ⅳ) Estimations | 第75-80页 |
| 3.4 Dynamic Panel Data Analyses | 第80-93页 |
| 3.5 Chapter Summary | 第93-96页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR MECHANISMS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS | 第96-109页 |
| 4.1 The M-S Model | 第96-99页 |
| 4.2 Criticisms and Counterarguments Against the M-S Model | 第99-104页 |
| 4.3 Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications | 第104-109页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第109-113页 |
| REFERENCES | 第113-124页 |
