Arbeitspapier

Insurance, redistribution, and the inequality of lifetime income

Individuals vary considerably in how much they earn during their lifetimes. This study examines the role of the tax-and-transfer system in mitigating such inequalities, which could otherwise lead to disparities in living standards. Utilizing a life-cycle model, we determine that taxes and transfers offset 45% of lifetime earnings inequality attributed to differences in productive abilities and education. Additionally, the system insures against 48% of lifetime earnings risk. Implementing a lifetime tax reform linking annual taxes to previous employment could improve the system's insurance capabilities, albeit at the cost of a lower employment rate.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IFS Working Papers ; No. 23/33

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
Education and Inequality
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Thema
Lifetime earnings
lifetime income
tax-and-transfer system
taxation
unemployment insurance
disability benefits
social assistance
inequality
redistribution
insurance
education
productive ability
risk
dynamic life-cycle models

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Haan, Peter
Kemptner, Daniel
Prowse, Victoria
Schaller, Maximilian
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
(wo)
London
(wann)
2023

DOI
doi:10.1920/wp.ifs.2023.3323
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Haan, Peter
  • Kemptner, Daniel
  • Prowse, Victoria
  • Schaller, Maximilian
  • Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

Entstanden

  • 2023

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