In recent years, there has been increasing interest in understanding the determinants of income inequality across countries. There have also been concerns about the degree of concentration in the banking system on economic activity. Yet, there has not been any work which focuses on the level of...

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in understanding the determinants of income inequality across countries. There have also been concerns about the degree of concentration in the banking system on economic activity. Yet, there has not been any work which focuses on the level of...

This paper builds a model in which the distribution of income matters for capital formation, and uses it to analyze the effects of a simple policy intended to create a more equal distribution of income on the severity of certain credit market imperfections and, through this channel, capital...