A Theory of Earnings Distribution - Rilegato

Weizsäcker, Robert Von

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ISBN 10: 0521342945 ISBN 13: 9780521342940

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Riassunto

An understanding of the origins of earnings distributions is of central importance for any public policy which has the aim of combating economic inequality. The aim of this book is to provide a satisfactory theoretical foundation which could serve as the rational basis for such policies. The approach, strongly influenced by human capital theory, is especially novel in that it permits individual analyses at three interconnecting levels of aggregation using the same basic microeconomic model: the level of earnings distribution within age groups; the level of the overall earnings distribution across all age groups; and the distribution of lifetime earnings. The analysis demonstrates the interdependence between age composition, inequality, and public distribution policy. It also addresses the question of how differences between individuals are transformed into income differences.

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An understanding of the origins of earnings distributions is of central importance for any public policy which has the aim of combating economic inequality. The aim of this book is to provide a satisfactory theoretical foundation which could serve as the rational basis for such policies.

Contenuti:

Introduction; 1. The general structure of the model; 2. A life-cycle model of individual earnings; 3. The distribution of earnings within age groups; 4. The overall distribution of earnings; 5. The distribution of lifetime earnings.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521342945
• ISBN 13: 9780521342940
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 264