We use the Italian Survey of Household Income and Wealth, a rather unique dataset with a long time dimension of panel …

inequality in per capita income. The level of inequality in Spain is more moderate when total gross household income is analysed …

, savings, and the labor supplies of all adult household members. We show that the optimal policy mix is dominated by moderately …. To do so, we specify a structural life-cycle model of the labor supply, savings, and social assistance claiming decisions … generous social assistance, which guarantees a permanent universal minimum household income, with only a minor role for …

household savings, which are primarily financed through increased paternal labor supply. This is the first paper that highlights … this alternative motive for savings in dowry-paying societies. However, we find no impacts of dowry expectations on son …