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The Welfare Gains of Age Related Optimal Income Taxation
Bastani, Spencer; Blomquist, Sören; Micheletto, Luca - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2010
Using a calibrated overlapping generations model we quantify the welfare gains of an age dependent income tax. Agents face uncertainty regarding future abilities and can by saving transfer consumption across periods. The welfare gain of switching from an age-independent to an age-dependent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008684486
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Income Satisfaction Inequality and its Causes
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Praag, Bernard M.S. Van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002
In this paper, the concept of Income Satisfaction Inequality is operationalized on the basis of individual responses to an Income Satisfaction question posed in the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Income satisfaction is the subjective analogue of the objective income concept and includes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256672
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Normative Analysis with Societal Constraints
Boadway, Robin; Martineau, Nicolas-Guillaume - CESifo - 2013
This paper examines the question of achieving a societal consensus around redistributive policies. Its extent is measured by the degree of work participation among the different skill classes that populate the economy. This consensus is driven both by the material incentives and heterogeneous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877788
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Optimal Utilitarian Taxation and Horizontal Equity
Jordahl, Henrik; Micheletto, Luca - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2002
We impose a horizontal equity restriction on the problem of finding the optimal utilitarian tax mix. The horizontal equity constraint requires that individuals with the same ability have to pay the same amount of taxes regardless of their preferences for leisure. Contrary to normal findings, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005644623
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Poverty and Welfare Measurement on the Basis of Prospect Theory
Jäntti, Markus; Kanbur, Ravi; Nyyssölä, Milla; … - CESifo - 2013
This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account reference … differences between standard poverty and inequality measures based on observed income and measures that are calculated based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010607471
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Simulating the future of the Swedish baby-boom generations
Klevmarken, N. Anders; Bolin, Kristian; Eklöf, Matias; … - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2007
For the purpose of studying the consequences of the ageing of the Swedish population a group of scientists have enlarged the microsimulation model SESIM - originally developed at the Swedish Ministry of Finance - with modules that simulate health status, take up of sickness benefits, retirement,...
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Cross-national differences in income poverty among Europe´s 50+
Hallberg, Daniel - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2006
This paper studies income poverty among the 50+ population in 10 EU countries using newly collected data from the SHARE …. Relative income poverty range from 10 percent (in Sweden) to 22 percent (in Switzerland). Logistic regression estimates show … increased likelihood of poverty. Less risk of poverty can be found among those that have supervision over the workplace, have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005642501
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Effect of Microfinance on Vulnerability, Poverty and Risk in Low Income Households
Bali Swain, Ranjula; Floro, Maria - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2007
Uncertainty and unpredictability faced by low-income households increase their vulnerability making poverty even more … as a way of combating poverty. This paper investigates whether or not SHG participation results in reducing poverty and …. Going beyond the traditional poverty estimates, we use a vulnerability measure which quantifies the welfare loss associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005644625
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Reducing Vulnerability through Microfinance: Evidence from Indian Self Help Group Program
Bali Swain, Ranjula; Floro, Maria - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2010
We investigate if participation in Indian Self Help Group microfinance program (SHG) results in reducing vulnerability. Vulnerability estimates are constructed using cross-sectional SHG rural household survey data, collected in 2003. The potential selection bias is eliminated by propensity score...
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The Application of the Capability Approach to High-Income OECD Countries: A Preliminary Survey
Volkert, Jürgen; Schneider, Friedrich - CESifo - 2011
-being in affluent countries. It focuses on CA applications related to general well-being, inequalities, poverty and human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853849