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main patterns of inequality, between and within the social groupings. We find that the effects of peer pressure on within …-group inequality differ between groups. We also find that wealth and consumption inequality increase within groups who aspire to match … social targets from a higher class, despite a reduction in within-group inequality in hours and earnings. …
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in wealth and health, implying persistent increases in wealth inequality that are characterised by increases in wealth … and/or with lower wealth. These changes lead to inequality in exposure to post-pandemic income risk and, in particular, an … incentivising investment in health for those with low wealth and health, it reduces health inequality and, in the short run, the …
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for all households, and an increase in wealth inequality. Nevertheless, welfare losses are bigger for households with …
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We show how normative standpoints determine optimal taxation of wealth. Since wealth is not equal to capital, we find very different welfare implications of land rent-, bequest- and capital taxation. It is mainly land rents that should be taxed. We develop an overlapping generations model with...
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save dynastically and middle income households who save for retirement. We find that inequality is reduced the higher the … efficiency and inequality: middle income households' consumption is maximal at a higher capital tax rate than high income …
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