Sacrifice ratios and the income distribution: Stylized facts for OECD countries

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2023
Volume: 232
Issue: C

Authors (2)

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Abstract

This paper examines the distributional consequences of disinflation by estimating sacrifice ratios (percentage output losses relative to the change in inflation) for different income quintiles and the top 1% of the income distribution. We find that at the tails of the distribution the average percentage output losses are considerably higher than at the center: 1.7 times greater at the left tail, 2.7 times greater at the top 1%.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:232:y:2023:i:c:s0165176523003543
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-02-02