作者：Laroque, Guy
作者单位：University of London; University College London
摘要：In a stationary life-cycle model with extensive labour supply, two forms of taxation are studied: non-linear income taxation and linear wealth taxation. In the life-cycle model, the social weights of the dynasties depend on their permanent incomes, not on the observed taxable current income. A tax on wealth then can complement income tax as a redistributive tool. The derivative of social welfare with respect to the wealth tax rate at the no-tax point is computed. It is positive whenever perman...
作者：Case, Anne; Paxson, Christina
作者单位：Princeton University
摘要：We use data from the Whitehall II Study to examine the joint evolution of health status and economic status over the life course. We study the links between health and socioeconomic status in childhood and health and employment status at older ages. We find early life socioeconomic status is significantly associated with health over the life course, even though selection into Whitehall mutes the effects of childhood. In addition, we find that current position in the Civil Service is not associ...
作者：Frankenberg, Elizabeth; Gillespie, Thomas; Preston, Samuel; Sikoki, Bondan; Thomas, Duncan
作者单位：Duke University; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; University of Pennsylvania
摘要：Over 130,000 people died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The correlates of survival are examined using data from the Study of the Tsunami Aftermath and Recovery (STAR), a population-representative survey collected in Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia, before and after the tsunami. Children, older adults and females were the least likely to survive. Whereas socio-economic factors mattered relatively little, the evidence is consistent with physical strength playing a role. Pre-tsunami househol...
