2 papers
econ.GN2026
Topping Up and Optimal Redistribution
Zi Yang Kang, Mitchell Watt
This paper studies how topping up -- allowing recipients of in-kind transfers to supplement subsidized consumption in a private market -- affects optimal redistribution. Consumers…
econ.GN2024
Optimal In-Kind Redistribution
Zi Yang Kang, Mitchell Watt
This paper develops a model of in-kind redistribution where consumers participate in either a private market or a government-designed program, but not both. We characterize when a…