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Contractionary Monetary Policy Increases Income and Consumption Inequality in the U.S.

In many posts I have identified increasing income inequality in America and variables related to increased inequality. Coibion (et al., 2012) identify an additional “cause” of rising income and consumption inequality — monetary policy. Specifically the authors find: “Contractionary monetary policy … Continue reading

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