Differential time and money pricing as a mechanism for in-kind redistribution

• 영문명: Differential time and money pricing as a mechanism for in-kind redistribution
• 발행기관: 서울대학교 경제연구소
• 저자명: Jeremy Clark 김봉근
• 간행물 정보: 『Seoul Journal of Economics』Volume 36 No.4, 357~388쪽, 전체 32쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.11.30

영문 초록

We propose that differential pricing can be used to implement the distributional goal of “specific egalitarianism”, or that allocation of a good be independent of income, but increasing in relative strength of preference or need. Governments could provide the good at multiple “outlets” offering different money and time prices. Individuals would self-select based on time opportunity cost. We show that differential pricing achieves specific egalitarianism more efficiently than tax-funded uniform public provision as the 1) relative importance of the good rises, 2) elasticity of substitution between goods falls, 3) variation in preferences increases and 4) proportion of the poor falls or income inequality rises.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Equitably Inefficient Queues

III. A Model of Redistribution through Differential Pricing

IV. Uniform Provision with Proportional Income Tax

V. Discussion and Conclusion

References

키워드

In-kind provision Specific egalitarianism Differential pricing