This paper provides evidence of a strong relationship between the short-term dynamics of growth and inequality in … developing economies. We find that reductions in inequality during growth upswings are largely reversed during growth slowdowns … channel through which fluctuations in growth affect future dynamics in inequality. These findings suggest that both the …

Absolute poverty has dropped markedly in Bulgaria but income inequality has increased substantially in the aftermath of … the GFC. This increase is due to a rise in market income inequality that was compounded by a reduction in fiscal … redistributive efficiency. The COVID-19 crisis is likely to deepen income inequality, increasing the room for redistributive policies …

Inequality is increasingly a concern. Fiscal and structural policies are well-understood mitigators. However, less is … known about the potential role of monetary policy. This paper investigates how inequality matters for monetary policy within … a tractable Two-Agent New Keynesian model that captures important dimensions of inequality. We find some support for …

In this paper we analyze the dynamics among past major pandemics, economic growth, inequality, and social unrest. We … increase in social unrest by reducing output and increasing inequality. We also find that higher social unrest, in turn, is … associated with lower ourput and higher inequality, pointing to a vicious cycle. Our results suggest that without policy measures …

The COVID-19 pandemic risks exacerbating inequality in Asia. High frequency labor surveys show that the pandemic is … to increase inequalities. As a result, income inequality, which was already high and rising in Asia before the pandemic …

education spending, identify sources of inefficiencies and inequality, and formulate potential reform options. The analytical …

inequality in Mexico over 2004-16, identify its sources, and investigate how it was affected by government social policy. We find … evidence of only a small decline in inequality over this period. The observed decline may be attributed to government transfers …

, informality, and inequality have been falling over the past two decades, though still remain high. By contrast, productivity has … conclusions on the impact of labor market institutions and demographic factors on unemployment, informality, inequality and … taxes, but also by the increased shares of more educated and older workers. By contrast, the fall in inequality starting in …