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to a reduction of the long-run gap between wealth and income inequality compared to the period before. In the short …-run, income inequality drives wealth inequality, while the converse link is weaker and slower. Using counterfactual simulations …, we find that the recent rise in wealth inequality in the US is largely attributable to the contemporary increase in …
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homogeneous MPC rates. Consumption inequality is countercyclical in this setting and a high degree of leverage amplifies the …
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affects income and wealth inequality. We then illustrate quantitatively how various channels of transmission - net interest …
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This paper studies the effect of deep recessions on intergenerational inequality by quantifying the welfare effects on …
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In this paper I investigate the retirement-consumption puzzle in Italy for the period 2010-2016, using SHIW data. In order to address the endogeneity of the retirement decision, I estimate the effect of retirement by exploiting the exogeneity of pension eligibility in an instrumental variable...
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contrast, monetary policy has only negligible effects on wealth inequality. …
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We use household surveys to describe differences in wages, income, wealth and liquid assets of households born in their country of residence ("natives") vs. those born in other EU and non- EU countries ("immigrants"). The differences in wealth are more substantial than the differences in wages...
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research to identify some of its key implications for labour markets, inequality, e-commerce and the financial system. Beyond … aggregate but changes their content; ii) tends to raise income and wealth inequality; iii) has ambiguous effects on competition …
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The financial crisis has highlighted the need for models that can identify counterparty risk exposures and shock transmission processes at the systemic level. We use the euro area financial accounts (flow of funds) data to construct a sector-level network of bilateral balance sheet exposures and...
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This paper develops a general equilibrium model to analyze the link between financial imbalances and financial crises. The model features an interbank market subject to frictions and where two equilibria may (co-)exist. The normal times equilibrium is characterized by a deep market with highly...
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