a column by Michael Brei, Giovanni Ferri and Leonardo Gambacorta for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal
There is mounting evidence that income inequality and disparities in wealth have been rising in advanced economies in the recent decades.
Using data on advanced and emerging economies, this column investigates the link between an economy's financial structure – that is, the mix of bank-provided versus market-provided funds – and income inequality. Results show that the relationship is not monotonic.
More finance reduces income inequality up to a point, but beyond that point inequality rises, especially if finance is expanded via market-based financing.
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