We quantitatively analyze the way inflation alters the inequality of the income distribution in the U.S. economy. The … main mechanism emphasized in this paper is the "bracket creep" effect according to which inflation pushes income into …, we study time series from the U.S. economy. As our central result we find that irrespective of the level of inflation …

This paper studies the redistributive and revenue effects of bracket creep in Germany under various inflation scenarios … effect of the tax system with respect to the inflation rate, which contrasts Immervoll (2005) who finds that the fiscal drag … simulation environment, this rate can reach above 75% with four years' inaction on 4% annual inflation. When this rich tax can be …