It is well-known that individuals born in different periods of time (cohorts) exhibit different wealth accumulation paths. While previous studies have used cohort dummies to proxy for this fact, research in this area suffers from a serious identification problem, i.e., how to disentangle age,...

In this study we investigate the effect of the introduction of premium differentiation (experience rating) in the Dutch Unemployment Insurance system on the demand for labor. We formulate a model of labor demand, based on the model by Bentolila and Bertola (1990), in which we distinguish two...

In this paper we examine trends in the cross-sectional wealth distribution. We use two wealth definitions: net worth and financial wealth. We use data from the Socio-Economic Panel, a representative panel survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands. First, we describe the information on wealth...

It is well-known that individuals born in different periods of time (cohorts) exhibit different wealth accumulation paths. While previous studies have used cohort dummies to proxy for this fact, research in this area suffers from a serious identification problem, i.e., how to disentangle age,...

In this study we investigate the effect of the introduction of premium differentiation (experience rating) in the Dutch Unemployment Insurance system on the demand for labor. We formulate a model of labor demand, based on the model by Bentolila and Bertola (1990), in which we distinguish two...

In this paper we examine trends in the cross-sectional wealth distribution. We use two wealth definitions: net worth and financial wealth. We use data from the Socio-Economic Panel, a representative panel survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands. First, we describe the information on wealth...