Fiscal consolidation programs and income inequality

We document a strong empirical relationship between higher income inequality and stronger recessive impacts of fiscal consolidation episodes across time and space. To explain this finding, we develop a life-cycle economy with uninsurable income risk. We calibrate our model to match key characteristi...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brinca, Pedro (author)
Outros Autores: Ferreira, Miguel H. (author), Franco, Francesco (author), Holter, Hans A. (author), Malafry, Laurence (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2022
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/106980
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/106980