IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11193

NDC Schemes and Heterogeneity in Longevity: Proposals for Redesign

Robert Holzmann, Jennifer Alonso-García, Heloise Labit-Hardy, Andres M. Villegas

published in: R. Holzmann, E. Palmer, R. Palacios. S. Sacchi (eds). Progress and Challenges of Nonfinancial Defined Contribution Pension (NDC) Schemes, Volume 1: Addressing Marginalization, Polarization, and the Labor Market, Chapter 14. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11192

Mechanics of Replacing Benefit Systems with a Basic Income: Comparative Results from a Microsimulation Approach

James Browne, Herwig Immervoll

published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2017, 15, 325 - 344 (also available as OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11186

The Dynamics of Disability and Benefit Receipt in Britain

Melanie K. Jones, Duncan McVicar

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2022, 74 (3), 936–957,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11180

Can Regional Decentralisation Shift Health Care Preferences?

Joan Costa-Font, Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell

published as 'Does Devolution Influence the Choice and Quality of Public (vs Private) Health Care?' in: Journal of Economic Behaviour & Organisation, 2022, 202, 632-653

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11162

School Choice during a Period of Radical School Reform: Evidence from the Academy Programme

Marco Bertoni, Stephen Gibbons, Olmo Silva

published in: Economic Policy, 2020, 35 (104), 739- 795

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11148

Taxation, Social Protection, and Governance Decentralization

Gil S. Epstein, Ira N. Gang

published as 'Taxation and social protection under governance decentralisation' in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 60, 101743

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11147

The Case for NIT+FT in Europe: An Empirical Optimal Taxation Exercise

Nizamul Islam, Ugo Colombino

revised version published in: Economic Modelling, 2018, 75, 38-69.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11131

Creating an Efficient Culture of Cooperation

Ernst Fehr, Tony Williams

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11121

The Rising Longevity Gap by Lifetime Earnings: Distributional Implications for the Pension System

Peter Haan, Daniel Kemptner, Holger Lüthen

published in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 17, 100199

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11120

Wealth Transfers and Tax Planning: Evidence for the German Bequest Tax

Eric Sommer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11119

Until Taxes Do Us Part: Tax Penalties or Bonuses and the Marriage Decision

Francesca Barigozzi, Helmuth Cremer, Kerstin Roeder

published in: European Economic Review, 2019, 118, 37–50

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11102

Subjective Well-Being and Public Policy

Reto Odermatt, Alois Stutzer

published in: Ed Diener, Shigehiro Oishi and Louis Tay (eds.), Handbook of Well-Being. Noba Scholar Handbook Series: Subjective Well-being. Salt Lake City, UT: DEF Publishers, 2018.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11097

Nudging Generosity: Choice Architecture and Cognitive Factors in Charitable Giving

Jonathan F. Schulz, Petra Thiemann, Christian Thöni

revised version published in: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2018, 74, 139-145

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11096

Reluctant to Reform? A Note on Risk-Loving Politicians and Bureaucrats

Tobias Thomas, Moritz Heß, Gert G. Wagner

published in: Review of Economics (Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften), 2017, 68 (3), 167-179

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11095

Serving the Public Interest in Several Ways: Theory and Empirics

Robert Dur, Max van Lent

published in: Labour Economics, 2018, 51, 13-24

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11093

Efficiency Consequences of Affirmative Action in Politics: Evidence from India

Sabyasachi Das, Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay, Rajas Saroy

published as 'Does Affirmative Action in Politics hinder Performance? Evidence from India' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2023, 214, 370-405

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11092

Microdata for Social Sciences and Policy Evaluation as a Public Good

Ugo Trivellato

published in: Crato N. and P. Paruolo (eds,), Data-driven Policy Impact Evaluation: How Microdata is Transforming Policy Design, Springer, 2019, 27- 45

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11090

Preventing NEETs during the Great Recession: The Effects of a Mandatory Activation Program for Young Welfare Recipients

Emile Cammeraat, Egbert L. W. Jongen, Pierre Koning

published in: Empirical Economics, 2022, 62, 749-777

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11082

Youth Enfranchisement, Political Responsiveness and Education Expenditure: Evidence from the U.S.

Graziella Bertocchi, Arcangelo Dimico, Francesco Lancia, Alessia Russo

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 12, 2020, 1-32

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11070

Intergenerational Disadvantage: Learning about Equal Opportunity from Social Assistance Receipt

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Nicolás Salamanca, Anna Zhu

published in: Labour Economics, 2022, 79, 102276