Should Subsidized Private Transfers Replace Government Social Insurance? /

Private transfers between individuals or through organized charities are increasingly viewed as an alternative for government social insurance programs. This paper models the incentive effects of government subsidized private transfers and finds that while there is a significant welfare benefit to s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fullenkamp, Connel
Other Authors: Chami, Ralph
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/150
Online Access:Full text available on IMF