Idiosyncratic Risk in the U.S. and Sweden: Is there a Role for Government Insurance?

Martin Flodén and Jesper Lindé

Working Papers from Stockholm - International Economic Studies

Abstract: The authors examine the effects of government redistribution schemes in an economy where agents are subject to uninsurable, individual specific productivity risk.

Keywords: RISK; TAXATION; INCOME REDISTRIBUTION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E20 H21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 1998
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Journal Article: Idiosyncratic Risk in the United States and Sweden: Is There a Role for Government Insurance? (2001)
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