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7. Income Transfers and the Economic Status of the Elderly
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Sheldon Danziger
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Transfers in a Total Incomes System of Accounts 9
- 2. An Accounting Framework for Transfer Payments and Its Implications for the Size Distribution of Income 37
- 3. Transfer Elements in the Taxation of Income from Capital 87
- 4. Approaches to Measuring and Valuing In-Kind Subsidies and the Distribution of Their Benefits 139
- 5. The Effect of Different Measures of Benefit on Estimates of the Distributive Consequences of Government Programs 177
- 6. The Role of Time in the Measurement of Transfers and Well-Being 199
- 7. Income Transfers and the Economic Status of the Elderly 239
- 8. The Role of Income Transfers in Reducing Inequality between and within Regions 283
- 9. Trends in Social Security Wealth by Cohort 327
- 10. Raising the Normal Retirement Age under Social Security: A Life-Cycle Analysis 359
- Contributors 381
- Author Index 383
- Subject Index 386
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Transfers in a Total Incomes System of Accounts 9
- 2. An Accounting Framework for Transfer Payments and Its Implications for the Size Distribution of Income 37
- 3. Transfer Elements in the Taxation of Income from Capital 87
- 4. Approaches to Measuring and Valuing In-Kind Subsidies and the Distribution of Their Benefits 139
- 5. The Effect of Different Measures of Benefit on Estimates of the Distributive Consequences of Government Programs 177
- 6. The Role of Time in the Measurement of Transfers and Well-Being 199
- 7. Income Transfers and the Economic Status of the Elderly 239
- 8. The Role of Income Transfers in Reducing Inequality between and within Regions 283
- 9. Trends in Social Security Wealth by Cohort 327
- 10. Raising the Normal Retirement Age under Social Security: A Life-Cycle Analysis 359
- Contributors 381
- Author Index 383
- Subject Index 386
