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Human capital formation, income inequality and growth
Viaene, Jean-Marie; Zilcha, Itzhak - 2001
The paper studies the determinants of income distribution and growth in an overlapping generations economy with … an endogenous growth model. First, we explore the effects of technological improvements in the human capital process … progress on growth and relate these results to the income distribution inequality. Third, we provide numerical simulations to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399283
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Human capital formation, income inequality and growth
Viaene, Jean-Marie; Zilcha, Itzhak - 2001
The paper studies the determinants of income distribution and growth in an overlapping generations economy … all young individuals of the same generation.Due to investments in human capital our economy exhibits endogenous growth … date along theequilibrium path. Second, we study the impact of such technogical progress on growth and relate these results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011318579
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Human Capital Formation, Income Inequality and Growth
Viaene, Jean-Marie; Zilcha, Itzhak - 2001
The paper studies the determinants of income distribution and growth in an overlapping generations economy … all young individuals of the same generation.Due to investments in human capital our economy exhibits endogenous growth … date along theequilibrium path. Second, we study the impact of such technogical progress on growth and relate these results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324875
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Human Capital Formation, Income Inequality and Growth
Viaene, Jean-Marie; Zilcha, Itzhak - 2021
The paper studies the determinants of income distribution and growth in an overlapping generations economy with … is an endogenous growth model. First, we explore the effects of technological improvements in the human capital process … progress on growth and relate these results to the income distribution inequality. Third, we provide numerical simulations to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320880
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A Theory of Dynamics and Inequalities Under Epidemics
Boucekkine, Raouf; Laffargue, Jean‐Pierre - 2007
We develop a tractable general theory for the study of the economic and demographic impact of epidemics. In particular, we analytically characterise the short and medium term consequences of epidemics for population size, age pyramid, economic performance and income distribution. To this end, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014224546
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Human Capital, Growth and Inequality in Russia
Fan, C. Simon; Overland, Jody R.; Spagat, Michael - 1998
We analyze the interaction between human capital and growth in Russia, where there are substantial human capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014072630
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Chapter 15. Poverty and Aging
Marchand, J.; Smeeding, T. - In: Handbook of the economics of population aging : Volume 1, (pp. 905-950). 2016
changes are also detected: a college spike and a retirement dip in poverty across the age distribution. The alleviation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023469
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Note on income taxation and occupational choice
Sheshinski, Eytan - 2003
With varying aptitudes in different occupations, individuals typically maximize income by specializing in one occupation which promises the highest income. Due to numerous labor market imperfections and uncertainties, the choice of best occupation is accomplished with only partial success. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011506232
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The Impact of Oportunidades on Human Capital and Income Distribution : A Top-Down/Bottom-Up Approach
Debowicz, Dario - 2014
This paper analyses the effects of Oportunidades conditional cash transfer program on school attendance and household income distribution, accounting for its partial and general equilibrium effects. Linking a microeconometric simulation model and a general equilibrium model in a bidirectional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013065263
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Inequality in Human Capital and Endogenous Credit Constraints
Hai, Rong - 2018
This paper studies the determinants of inequality in human capital with particular emphasis on the role of the credit constraints. We develop and estimate a model in which individuals are subject to uninsured human capital risks and invest in education, acquire work experience, accumulate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012936308