This paper investigates the effects of monetary policy shocks on income and wealth inequalities in the Republic of Korea. Using the detailed Household Income and Expenditure Survey and Korean Labor and Income Panel Study data, we construct measures of income and wealth inequality for the Korean...

"There has been a remarkable upsurge of debate about increasing inequalities and their societal implications, reinforced by the economic crisis but bubbling to the surface before it. This has been seen in popular discourse, media coverage, political debate, and research in the social sciences....

Unter Zugrundelegung eines kreislauftheoretischen Ansatzes sollen die Verteilungswirkungen interpersoneller, intertemporaler und intergenerativer Art untersucht werden, die von einer staatlichen Kreditnahme ausgehen. Parallel dazu verläuft eine Auseinandersetzung mit den Aussagen der...