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Keith A. Bender

Perceived economic insecurity is more detrimental to mental health than actual, realized risk. Fear of unemployment is the most damaging form of economic insecurity, particularly for males. Expected economic insecurity within the next year reduces mental health by 0.18 of a standard deviation from the mean Even the currently employed, especially men in full-time positions, experience economic insecurity as a significant negative factor on mental health Given an unequal economy, a uniform flat tax on capital & labor income is a nearly optimal mode of redistribution
Efficient Redistribution Economic Insecurity: A Socioeconomic Determinant of Mental Health
Basic Income
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