A note on the POUM effect with heterogeneous social mobility

Francesco Feri

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 115, issue 2, 258-262

Abstract: We study the determinants of the (steady-state) POUM effect in a model where the individuals evaluate their expected future income using both their current income and observable characteristics such as education, race or gender.

Keywords: Social mobility; Income distribution; Inequality; Taxation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 D72 H20 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.037

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