Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/340842 
Year of Publication: 
2026
Series/Report no.: 
ZÖSS Discussion Paper No. 127
Publisher: 
Universität Hamburg, Zentrum für Ökonomische und Soziologische Studien (ZÖSS), Hamburg
Abstract: 
While mainstream macroeconomics has long treated distributional issues as secondary, often dismissing them as outside the purview of monetary policy, the post-Keynesian tradition emphasizes that income distribution, financial positions, and class dynamics are central to understanding macroeconomic outcomes. Drawing on this rich theoretical framework, this paper empirically investigates the distributive and sectoral consequences of monetary policy, an important but often neglected area within post-Keynesian empirical research. Using data for three Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, and Finland), we provide empirical evidence on how contractionary monetary policy shocks propagate through functional income shares, compress private demand, and reconfigure financial balances of the institutional sectors. Our paper bridges the gap between post-Keynesian theoretical insights and the empirical rigour essential in policy development. The results show that interest rate changes are not only non-neutral but fundamentally distributive, systematically redistributing income and reshaping balance sheets.
Subjects: 
Monetary Policy
Income Distribution
Sectoral Balances
Financialization
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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