Stochastic quantity and quality of children;
moral hazard;
population externalities;
family allowances;
scholarships;
pensions;
PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEM;
ENDOGENOUS FERTILITY;
TAXATION;
DESIGN;
SYSTEM;
ALLOWANCES;
SIZE;
D O I:
10.1093/cesifo/ifr007
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
We examine the second-best family policy under the assumption that both the number and the future earning capacities of the children born to a couple are random variables with probability distributions conditional on unobservable parental actions. Potential parents take their decisions without taking into account the effects of these actions on the government's future tax revenue. The second-best policy provides parents with credit and insurance, and allows them to appropriate the external benefits of their actions. (JEL Codes: D13, D78, D82, H31, J13).
机构:
Tel Aviv Univ, Coller Sch Management, POB 39040, IL-6997801 Tel Aviv, IsraelTel Aviv Univ, Coller Sch Management, POB 39040, IL-6997801 Tel Aviv, Israel
机构:
Department of Banking and Finance, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106Department of Banking and Finance, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106