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The Implications of Richer Earnings Dynamics for Consumption, Wealth, and Welfare

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  • Gonzalo Paz Pardo

    (University College London)

  • Giulio Fella

    (Queen Mary, University of London)

  • Mariacristina De Nardi

    (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)

Abstract

Earnings dynamics are richer than those typically used in macro models. This paper provides multiple contributions. First, it proposes a non-parametric way to model rich earnings dynamics that is easy to use in structural models. Second, it constructs a large, synthetic, data set that matches the earnings dynamics of the U.S. tax earnings. Third, it estimates our non-parametric earnings processes using two data sets: the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and our synthetic tax data. Fourth, it compares the implications of our earnings processes to those of a standard AR(1) in a life cycle structural model of savings and consumption.

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  • Gonzalo Paz Pardo & Giulio Fella & Mariacristina De Nardi, 2016. "The Implications of Richer Earnings Dynamics for Consumption, Wealth, and Welfare," 2016 Meeting Papers 149, Society for Economic Dynamics.
    • Handle: RePEc:red:sed016:149
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