In this paper we incorporate the two most prominent approaches of inequality aversion, i.e. Fehr and Schmidt (1999) and Bolton and Ockenfels (2000) into an otherwise standard New Keynesian macro model and compare them with respect to their influence on the long-run effectiveness of monetary...

We reassess the effects of contractionary monetary policy on income inequality by investigating whether inflation targeting affects this nexus. Using data across the G12 economies from 1974 to 2019, we find that contractionary monetary policy shocks tend to increase disposable income inequality....