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market. After characterizing the general demand models, it reviews consumer baseline based on which further study the demand … case for possible application to the electricity market and discusses the implications of the results. In the literature … and demand response in the power market and their relationships. It enhances demand response in the electricity market …
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a common framework. We illustrate this by analyzing the role of income and wealth as dimensions of multidimensional well … the country ranking depending on the measure. While in Germany wealth predominantly contributes to the intensity of …
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This paper revisits the standard model of labor supply under two additional assumptions: consumption requires time and some limited amount of work is enjoyable. Whereas introducing each assumption without the other one does not produce novel insights, combining them together does if the wage...
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wealth might therefore exacerbate the consequences of labor market inequality … attainment independently predict household wealth in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). This relationship is partly explained … gradient in wealth. We show that individuals with lower genetic scores are more prone to reporting "extreme beliefs" (e …
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that longitudinal data on BMI are needed. We suggest a theory of imitation - where utility depends on relative weight - in …
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focus of the paper is on transitional dynamics under different initial wealth levels. Whether an initially small business … toward the informal sector even though the initial wealth level is high. Lowering taxes on formal activity joined with strict …
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. This paper studies the role of endogenous owner hours in shaping the wealth distribution among entrepreneurs. We introduce … levels and the dispersion of wealth among entrepreneurs. Long owner hours incentivize poor, highly productive individuals to … be owners and help the most productive owners to accumulate large quantities of wealth. On net, owners working long hours …
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We evaluate the effectiveness of a more progressive tax scheme in raising government revenues. We develop a life-cycle economy with heterogeneity and endogenous labor supply. Households face a progressive income tax schedule, mimicking the Federal Income tax, and flat-rate taxes that capture...
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This paper holistically addresses the effective (relative) income tax contribution of a given in-come (or, wealth … national income (or wealth) appropriated by the same income group. In turn, we develop the Fiscal Inequality Coefficient which … compares the effective percentage income tax payments of pairs of income (or wealth) groups. Using data for the US, we …
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This paper analyzes the intra-household distribution of wealth and welfare in the United States, within a theoretical … leads to wealth inequalities. However, the intra-household processes appear to be efficient in terms of welfare, as … spouses' estimated indirect utility. Our results shed light on the spouses' wealth shares and the sharing rule guiding the …
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