The Value of Public Insurance Against Idiosyncratic Income Risk: A Variance-Adjustment Statistic
Abstract
Develops a statistic for valuing public insurance against idiosyncratic income risk through variance adjustments.
Type
Publication
under review
Status
Open access
Submitted. CEPR DP21129. CESifo WP12467.
Authors
Assistant Professor of Economics
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Southern Methodist University and a CESifo Research Network Research Affiliate. My research combines rich micro-data with quantitative models to study how labor-market risk, fiscal transfers, and local economic conditions shape heterogeneous household decisions and welfare. Download my CV here to learn more about me and my work.