Monetary policy and income Inequality– evidence from Slovakia

Henein, Joseph

The effect of monetary policy conduct on income and wealth inequality has been widely researched and spiked renewed interest after the introduction of unconventional monetary policy tools. The effect of monetary policy on asset prices channel has been identified as the key determinant of widening the wealth and income distribution In this research, I test the hypothesis if there is an effect of the large-scale asset purchase program by the European Central Bank had any effect on the income inequality in the euro-zone and with focus on the results for Slovakia. The scope of this research is the period from 2014 to 2018, focusing on the income inequality effect for the top 1% of earners, the top 10% of earners, the and bottom 50% of earners. And the effect on the Gini coefficient is tested as well for the effect on the overall income distribution. Through panel data analysis, the study found no material effect of the large-scale asset purchase program on income inequality. The coefficient of the estimation using several estimation procedures was not found statistically significant.

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