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Most previous studies on intergenerational transmission of human capital are restricted to two generations - between the parent and the child generation. In this paper we investigate if there is an independent effect of the grandparent and the great grandparent generations in this process. We...
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Most previous studies on intergenerational transmission of human capital are restricted to two generations - between the parent and the child generation. In this paper we investigate if there is an independent effect of the grandparent and the great grandparent generations in this process. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399697
We review the empirical literature that estimates the causal effect of parent’s schooling on child’s schooling, and conclude that estimates differ across studies. We then consider three explanations for why this is: (a) idiosyncratic differences in data sets; (b) differences in remaining...
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This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses … the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are there common trends across countries or over the path of development …-called top income literature and new evidence on wealth concentration. The picture that emerges shows that inequality was …
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This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses … the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are there common trends across countries or over the path of devel …-called top income literature and new evidence on wealth concentration. The picture that emerges shows that inequality was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762027
rates across the income distribution accounting for different tax bases as well as the role of transfers. The uniquely long … to proportional, bearing a redistributive effect of only a few percent. Intragenerational income mobility seems to be …. Labor income taxes contribute less to progressivity in recent years,whereas transfers to unemployed and old-age pensioners …
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rates across the income distribution accounting for different tax bases as well as the role of transfers. The uniquely long … to proportional, bearing a redistributive effect of only a few percent. Intragenerational income mobility seems to be … events. Labor income taxes contribute less to progressivity in recent years, whereas transfers to unemployed and old …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818815
rates across the income distribution accounting for different taxbases as well as the role of transfers. The uniquely long … to proportional,bearing a redistributive effect of only a few percent. Intragenerational income mobility seems to be …. Labor income taxes contribute less to progressivity in recent years,whereas transfers to unemployed and old-age pensioners …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818881
study how the separate components influence hours of work, tax revenues and income distribution. The results indicate that … positive effects on hours of work due to the decreased marginal taxes on labor income. Further, we compare the results to the …
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