Macroprudential policy and income inequality

Jon Frost and René van Stralen

Journal of International Money and Finance, 2018, vol. 85, issue C, 278-290

Abstract: Based on newly available data, we examine the relationship between macroprudential policies (MaPs) and the Gini coefficient of both market income inequality, i.e. the Gini coefficient of income inequality before redistributive policies, and net income inequality, i.e. inequality after redistribution. We run panel regressions for 69 countries over the period 2000–2013. Our results show a positive association of the use of some MaPs with both market and net income inequality. In particular, we find that concentration limits, macroprudential reserve requirements and interbank exposure limits have a positive relationship with market income inequality, while loan-to-value (LTV) limits have a positive association with net inequality. The results for other measures are relatively sensitive to specification.

Keywords: Macroprudential policy; Financial regulation; Inequality; Income distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 F38 G28 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2017.11.010

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