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This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses suggested explanations for the observed patterns. We try to answer questions such as: What do we know, and how do we know, about the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are...
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. Recent empirical research shows that income and wealth inequalities in Eastern Europe since the fall of socialism increased … significantly more than previously suggested. Currently, the average Gini index (a common measure) of inequality in Eastern Europe … is about 3 percentage points higher than in the rest of Europe. This rise in inequality was initially driven by …
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This paper aims at an improved understanding of the relationship between monetary policy and racial inequality. We investigate the distributional effects of monetary policy in a unified framework, linking monetary policy shocks both to earnings and wealth differentials between black and white...
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This paper aims at an improved understanding of the relationship between monetary policy and racial inequality. We investigate the distributional effects of monetary policy in a unified framework, linking monetary policy shocks both to earnings and wealth differentials between black and white...
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