This paper develops a framework for the quantitative analysis of individual income dynamics, mobility and welfare …. Individual income is assumed to follow a stochastic process with two (unobserved) components, an i.i.d. component representing … measurement error or transitory income shocks and an AR(1) component representing persistent changes in income. We use a tractable …

inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration …

inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration … objective health measures. -- Health inequality ; concentration index ; income measurement ; SOEP …

Income mobility is often thought to equalize permanent incomes and thereby to improve social welfare. The welfare … comparative) impact of mobility and of the tax system (another presumed income equalizer) on the dynamics of income across time … and on the inequality of income across individuals. Using panel data, we find that Canada's tax system limits …

This paper develops a framework for the quantitative analysis of individual income dynamics, mobility and welfare …. Individual income is assumed to follow a stochastic process with two (unobserved) components, an i.i.d. component representing … measurement error or transitory income shocks and an AR(1) component representing persistent changes in income. We use a tractable …