Inflation and the Rich After the Global Financial Crisis

Branimir Jovanovic

No 613, LIS Working papers from LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg

Abstract: This paper investigated the link between inflation and the top decile income share after the global financial crisis. The analysis was done on a sample of 42 countries. We found that higher inflation has reduced the income going to the top decile. The main explanation is that inflation has eroded their labour income, differently from the low-income individuals, which has been protected by minimum-wage increases. These findings imply that minimum wages should rise during inflationary episodes in order to prevent rising income inequality.

Keywords: inequality; income distribution; top income share; financial crisis; Great Recession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 E31 G01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2014-06
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