Why are some people wealthy while others are poor? To what extent can governments affect
inequality? Which instruments should they use? Answering these questions requires …

Ill-health causes poverty. The effect runs through multiple mechanisms that span lifetimes
and cross generations. Health systems can reduce poverty by improving health and …

In the US, both taxes and old-age social security benefits depend on one's marital status and
tend to reduce the labour supply of the secondary earner. To what extent are these …

We construct a unified objective measure of health status: the frailty index, defined as the
cumulative sum of all adverse health indicators observed for an individual. Using this index …

Estimates of how health affects employment vary considerably. We assess how different
methods and health measures impact estimates of the impact of health on employment …

In this paper, we analyze the impact of short-time work programs on the French labor market
during the COVID-19 pandemic. We develop a dynamic model with incomplete markets …

Using a dynamic panel approach, we provide empirical evidence that negative health
shocks reduce earnings. The effect is primarily driven by the participation margin and is …

We study optimal savings policies when there is a dual concern about undersaving for
retirement and income inequality. Agents differ in present bias and earnings ability, both …

Unexpected health shocks may bring catastrophic consequences for households. This
paper examines the effect of unexpected adverse health shocks on household members' …

We provide a quantitative evaluation of the impact of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as an
alternative to the existing system of means-tested transfers. We explore varying levels of UBI …