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Individuals vary considerably in how much they earn during their lifetimes. We study how the tax-and-transfer system o … life-cycle model, we find that redistribution by taxes and transfers off sets 54% of the inequality in lifetime earnings …
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Individuals vary considerably in how much they earn during their lifetimes. This study examines the role of the tax … lifetime tax reform linking annual taxes to previous employment could improve the system's insurance capabilities, albeit at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014419242
Individuals vary considerably in how much they earn during their lifetimes. This study examines the role of the tax … lifetime tax reform linking annual taxes to previous employment could improve the system's insurance capabilities, albeit at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014427523
This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011740362
We empirically analyze the heterogeneous welfare effects of unemployment insurance and social assistance. We estimate a structural life-cycle model of singles' and married couples' labor supply and savings decisions. The model includes heterogeneity by age, education, wealth, sex and household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014373654
We empirically analyze the heterogeneous welfare effects of unemployment insurance and social assistance. We estimate a structural life-cycle model of singles' and married couples' labor supply and savings decisions. The model includes heterogeneity by age, education, wealth, sex and household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014286635