Financial Stability and Inequality: A Challenge for Macroprudential Regulation
Pierre Monnin | 5 June 2018
Blog,
Monetary | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Financial Stability,
Inequality,
Macroprudential Regulation The global financial crisis shed new light on the role that central banks play for financial stability. In response to the financial turmoil, central banks took radical action to stabilize the financial system, by providing liquidity to banks and buying up financial assets. Following these
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How’s Life?
Alexander Barkawi | 22 January 2018
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Publications,
Trade | Tags:
Environment,
Inequality In November, the OECD published its most recent report on a short but fundamental question: How’s Life? Income is an important, but not the only factor in determining the answer. The OECD reflects this by going beyond the focus on GDP, that has for long
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Fighting Poverty with Taxes
Patricia K. Tong | 21 November 2017
Blog,
Fiscal | Tags:
Inequality,
Poverty,
Tax Expenditures One way the U.S. federal income tax system provides low-income families with financial support is through refundable tax credits. Families can claim refundable tax credits even if they do not owe any tax liability, which allows families with the lowest incomes to receive benefits.
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Fiscal Policy and Informality
Agustin Redonda | 1 September 2017
Blog,
Fiscal | Tags:
Inequality,
Pensions,
Tax Expenditures Countries differ from each other in several aspects that need to be considered when designing fiscal policy. The size of the informal sector is a case in point.
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