Working Papers

Does Unconventional Monetary Policy Affect Inequality? Evidence from Japan

and | 17 October 2014
Monetary, Working Papers | Tags: Inequality, QE
Inequality has been largely ignored in the literature and practice of monetary policy, but is gaining more attention recently. Here, we exclusively focus on the impact of unconventional monetary policy (UMP) on inequality. We look at how the recent UMP in Japan affected inequality, using ... continue reading

Inflation and Income Inequality in Developed Economies

| 15 May 2014
Monetary, Working Papers | Tags: Inequality, Inflation
This paper explores the empirical link between income inequality and inflation in ten OECD countries over the period 1971 to 2010. In addition to inflation, we include six control variables ... continue reading