time preference are not considered simultaneously. We correct for differential mortality risk, risk aversion and … with real monetary rewards conduEted among students in South Africa to estimate risk and time preferences. These …. (2002, 2005), show that HIV+ agents and participants that perceive to have a high HIV contraction risk are less risk …

are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Our model predicts a widening and possibly a …

We present a theory of human capital, with its two most essential components, health capital and, what we term, skill … capital, endogenously determined within the model. Using the theory, and a calibrated version of it, we uncover and highlight …

We study the optimal taxation of risk-free and excess capital income with heterogeneous rates of return, alongside an … optimal nonlinear earnings tax. Households can hold three assets: one risk-free, one risky but diversifiable, and one a … private investment with idiosyncratic risk whose expected return differs among households. Contrary to expectations, the …