Wealth inequality and credit markets: Evidence from three industrialized countries

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-176

  Brückner, Markus ^a   Gerling, Kerstin ^b   Grüner, Hans Peter ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interest rates; Wealth distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954089652     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10887-010-9053-y     Document Type: Article

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