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Working Paper 2021-592 Abstract We apply the Kakwani approach to decomposing redistributive effect into average rate, progressivity, and reranking components

Working Paper 2021-591 Abstract This paper proposes a strategy to measure economic insecurity in countries in the Global South. It

Working Paper 2021-590 Abstract This paper develops a framework for assessing the welfare effects of labor income tax changes on

Working Paper 2021-589 Abstract The paper discusses the main issues related to negative and zero incomes that are relevant for

Working Paper 2021-588 Abstract This paper examines the influence of parental and grandparental education in the transmission of human capital.

Working Paper 2021-587 Abstract The passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996 devolved responsibility

Working Paper 2021-586 Abstract Intergenerational mobility has been linked to both the quality of neighborhoods and the quality of schools

Working Paper 2021-585 Abstract This paper investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic stimulus policy inequality. Using the

Working Paper 2021-584 Abstract Little literature currently exists on the effects of childcare use on maternal labor market outcomes in

Working Paper 2021-583 Abstract In this paper we bridge the gap between two different approaches to measure inequality: one based

Working Paper 2021-582 Abstract Using microsimulations this paper analyzes the poverty and tax implications of replacing current transfers and subsidies