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The Welfare Gains of Age Related Optimal Income Taxation
Bastani, Spencer; Blomquist, Sören; Micheletto, Luca - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2010
Using a calibrated overlapping generations model we quantify the welfare gains of an age dependent income tax. Agents face uncertainty regarding future abilities and can by saving transfer consumption across periods. The welfare gain of switching from an age-independent to an age-dependent...
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Optimal Utilitarian Taxation and Horizontal Equity
Jordahl, Henrik; Micheletto, Luca - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2002
We impose a horizontal equity restriction on the problem of finding the optimal utilitarian tax mix. The horizontal equity constraint requires that individuals with the same ability have to pay the same amount of taxes regardless of their preferences for leisure. Contrary to normal findings, we...
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Simulating the future of the Swedish baby-boom generations
Klevmarken, N. Anders; Bolin, Kristian; Eklöf, Matias; … - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2007
For the purpose of studying the consequences of the ageing of the Swedish population a group of scientists have enlarged the microsimulation model SESIM - originally developed at the Swedish Ministry of Finance - with modules that simulate health status, take up of sickness benefits, retirement,...
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Cross-national differences in income poverty among Europe´s 50+
Hallberg, Daniel - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2006
This paper studies income poverty among the 50+ population in 10 EU countries using newly collected data from the SHARE …. Relative income poverty range from 10 percent (in Sweden) to 22 percent (in Switzerland). Logistic regression estimates show … increased likelihood of poverty. Less risk of poverty can be found among those that have supervision over the workplace, have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005642501
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Effect of Microfinance on Vulnerability, Poverty and Risk in Low Income Households
Bali Swain, Ranjula; Floro, Maria - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2007
Uncertainty and unpredictability faced by low-income households increase their vulnerability making poverty even more … as a way of combating poverty. This paper investigates whether or not SHG participation results in reducing poverty and …. Going beyond the traditional poverty estimates, we use a vulnerability measure which quantifies the welfare loss associated …
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Reducing Vulnerability through Microfinance: Evidence from Indian Self Help Group Program
Bali Swain, Ranjula; Floro, Maria - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2010
We investigate if participation in Indian Self Help Group microfinance program (SHG) results in reducing vulnerability. Vulnerability estimates are constructed using cross-sectional SHG rural household survey data, collected in 2003. The potential selection bias is eliminated by propensity score...
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The Impact of Skill Development and Human Capital Training on Self Help Groups.
Bali Swain, Ranjula - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2009
We evaluate the effect of training, in both skill development and human capital, provided by facilitators of self help groups (SHGs). Indian SHGs are unique in that they are mainly NGOformed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. The results suggest that, in general, training...
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Does Self Help Group Participation Lead to Asset Creation?,
Bali Swain, Ranjula; Varghese, Adel - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2008
We evaluate the effect of Self Help Group participation on a long term impact parameter, namely asset creation. Indian Self Help Groups (SHGs)are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. The results reveal that longer membership in SHGs...
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Microfinance ‘Plus’: The Impact of Business Training on Indian Self Help Groups
Bali Swain, Ranjula; Varghese, Adel - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2010
The provision of business training with microfinance leads to a positive impact on assets for the participating households. We correct for membership selection bias and account for potential training endogeneity with propensity score matching, using data from the Self Help Group microfinance...
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Being Patient with Microfinance: The Impact of Training on Indian Self Help Groups
Bali Swain, Ranjula; Varghese, Adel - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2010
We evaluate the impact of training provided by facilitators of Self Help Groups (SHGs). This evaluation provides one of the first studies of the impact of ‘microfinance plus,’ or the disbursement of services beyond credit. Indian SHGs are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but funded by...
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