Financial reforms and income inequality

Using a panel of 62 countries for 1973-2005, we assess the impact of financial reforms on income inequality. We find that removal of policies towards directed credit and excessively high reserve requirements, and improvements in the securities market reduce inequality.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Agnello, Luca (author)
Outros Autores: Mallick, Sushanta K. (author), Sousa, Ricardo M. (author)
Formato: workingPaper
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2012
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22478
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/22478
Descrição
Resumo:Using a panel of 62 countries for 1973-2005, we assess the impact of financial reforms on income inequality. We find that removal of policies towards directed credit and excessively high reserve requirements, and improvements in the securities market reduce inequality.