, which indicate that increasing job contract duration (i.e. decreasing flexibility) has the effect of reducing income and …

recently, with the COVID-19 pandemic. This staff discussion paper reviews the historical facts regarding income inequality in … of the rise in inequality. Data show that income inequality in Canada increased substantially during the 1980s and first … half of the 1990s but has been relatively stable over the past 25 years. This increase was felt mainly by low-income …

The UK has experienced a dramatic increase in earnings and income inequality over the past four decades. We use … policy shocks lead to a deterioration in earnings, income and consumption inequality and contribute to their fluctuation. The … response of income and consumption at different quantiles suggests that contractionary policy has a larger negative effect on …