compensated by a revenue-neutral reduction in income-related taxes. Based on a dual data base and a microsimulation model of labor … on inequality and progressivity become substantially lower when payroll taxes are reduced, which is due to increased work …

old-age labor supply considerably, but it does so at the cost of more income inequality. Causal effects are identified … considerable rise in old-age income inequality. In principle, this could have been offset by changes in the labor supply. We … rise in inequality. As measured by the Gini coefficient, inequality in overall old-age income rose by approximately 0 …

This paper analyzes economic assortative mating and its contribution to inequality in France. We first provide … inequality between couples. Contrary to previous estimates, we account for possible biases in the estimation of assortative … assortative mating to inequality in couple's potential earnings. Our results indicate a strong degree of assortative mating in …

This paper describes IZAΨMOD, the policy microsimulation model of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). The model … most other microsimulation tools. A demand module takes into account possible restrictions of labor demand and identifies …