This paper aims to determine whether and, if so, how the existence of a means-tested, asset-based social insurance program and the potential reform thereof impacts wealth distribution in the United States. A dynamic equilibrium model that could generate several features of the current state of...

We present a theoretical framework where agents take into account the fact that their dietary choice affects their health status and hence their life expectancy. The literature that explains the relationship between income heterogeneity, health status and life expectancy has focused on the...