The impact of financial development on income inequality: a quantile regression approach

Yener Altunbas and John Thornton

No 19002, Working Papers from Bangor Business School, Prifysgol Bangor University (Cymru / Wales)

Abstract: In a panel of 121 countries, financial development increases income inequality in high- and lower- income countries across inequality quantiles but promotes greater inequality in upper-middle-income countries. Financial development appears to impact financial inclusion for the poor and rich differently as a country’s income level changes.

Keywords: Income inequality; Financial development; Quantile regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 D63 F02 O11 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-02
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