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Approximations to the truth: Comparing survey and microsimulation approaches to measuring income for social indicators

Figari, Francesco; Iacovou, Maria; Skew, Alexandra; … - 2010

two complementary approaches: a standard approach based on reported incomes in survey data, and a microsimulation approach … over-estimated in microsimulation procedures. However, we find that the two approaches do in fact produce reasonably … consistent results, in terms of both inequality measures and poverty rates. To the extent that the results differ, we explore the …

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From housewives to independent earners: Can the tax system help Italian women to work?

Figari, Francesco - 2011

The paper analyses the incentive and the redistributive effects of introducing either a family based or an individual in-work benefit in Italy. The reforms are financed through the abolition of the existing tax credit targeted at inactive people. In-work benefits are means-tested transfers given...

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Coverage and adequacy of minimum income schemes in the European Union

Figari, Francesco; Haux, Tina; Matsaganis, Manos; … - 2010

people of working age from poverty in the European Union. Using the EU-wide microsimulation model EUROMOD, we investigate (a …

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Earnings, disposable income, and consumption of allowed and rejected disability insurance applicants

Kostøl, Andreas Ravndal; Mogstad, Magne - 2015

Two key questions in thinking about the size and growth of the disability insurance program are to what extent it discourages work, and how valuable the insurance is to individuals and families. These questions motivate our paper. We begin by describing the earnings, disposable income and...

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Income mobility as an equalizer of permanent income

Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne - 2014

Do market-orientated economies with relatively large cross-sectional levels of inequality have higher income mobility … and therefore less permanent inequality? To answer this question, we introduce a formal representation of income mobility …

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Family welfare cultures

Dahl, Gordon B.; Kostøl, Andreas Ravndal; Mogstad, Magne - 2014

Strong intergenerational correlations in various types of welfare use have fueled a long-standing debate over whether welfare receipt in one generation causes welfare participation in the next generation. Some claim a causal relationship in welfare receipt across generations has created a...

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Are Lone Mothers Responsive to Policy Changes? The Effects of a Norwegian Workfare Reform on Earnings, Education, and Poverty

Pronzato, Chiara; Mogstad, Magne - 2008

The generous Nordic model of welfare is commonly viewed as an exceptional success both in terms of equality and economic growth. However, it has recently become evident that subgroups of the population with weak labour market attachment and high welfare dependency, such as lone mothers, were...

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Microsimulation and policy analysis

Figari, Francesco; Paulus, Alari; Sutherland, Holly - 2014

We provide an overview of microsimulation approaches to assess the effects of policy on the income distribution. We … focus mainly on the role of tax-benefit policies and review the concept of microsimulation and how it contributes to the …

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Is universal child care leveling the playing field?

Havnes, Tarjei; Mogstad, Magne - 2014

. Our study also points to the importance of universal child care programs in explaining differences in earnings inequality …

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Why do wealthy parents have wealthy children?

Fagereng, Andreas; Mogstad, Magne; Rønning, Marte - 2015

Strong intergenerational correlations in wealth have fueled a long-standing debate over why children of wealthy parents tend to be well off themselves. We investigate the role of family background in determining children's wealth accumulation and investor behavior as adults. Our research design...

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