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Midijob reform : increased redistribution in pension insurance : noticeable costs, relief not well targeted

Buslei, Hermann; Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 7, pp. 63-70

The German Federal Government has expanded subsidies for employees with low gross wages (midijob employees) as of January 1, 2023, and raised the upper earnings limit to 2,000 euros. As a result, around 6.2 million midijob employees will benefit from paying reduced social security contributions...

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Reform proposal for marriage taxation in Germany : de facto income splitting with a low transferable amount

Bach, Stefan; Fischer, Björn; Haan, Peter; Wrohlich, … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 41/42, pp. 423-432

and high incomes. Moreover, alternative methods of taxing married couples in Germany must adhere to specific legal …

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Heating and electricity expenses : saving incentives not impacting basic income recipients

Felder, Lars; Haan, Peter; Bach, Stefan; Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 14/16, pp. 113-118

Basic income benefits cover recipients' actual heating expenses as long as they are not unusually high. In contrast, their electricity expenses are only covered via a lump sum at the standard rate. Thus, basic income recipients have weaker incentives for reducing their heating expenses than for...

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Inequality, transfers and growth : new evidence from the economic transition in Poland

Keane, Michael P.; Prasad, Eswar S. - 2002

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The distributional impact of social transfers in the European Union : evidence from the ECHP

Heady, Christopher John; Mitrakos, Theodōros M.; … - 2001

Social transfers vary enormously across the EU, as has been demonstrated in earlier research. This paper analyses the comparative effects of cash transfers on inequality and poverty, using consistent household data. The analysis shows that the distributional impact of these transfers is greater...

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Real estate taxation reform : tax land values, abolish privileges

Bach, Stefan; Eichfelder, Sebastian - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 27/28, pp. 199-205

Real estate is taxed at comparatively low rates in Germany, with primarily the affluent benefiting from numerous … existing tax privileges. This Weekly Report describes the current state of real estate taxation in Germany and outlines reform …

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Income inequality in Germany temporarily sinks during crises

Dany-Knedlik, Geraldine; Kriwoluzky, Alexander - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 46, pp. 349-355

This study is the first to investigate the interdependence of income inequality and business cycles in Germany over the … targeted structural redistributive and stabilization measures. The results of this study show that income inequality in Germany …

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Minimum wage : many entitled employees in Germany still do not receive it

Fedorets, Alexandra; Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 28/29, pp. 223-231

There has been a universal statutory minimum wage in Germany for a good four years, but many employees still do not …

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Income distribution in Germany : real income on the rise since 1991 but more people with low incomes

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 8 (2018) 21, pp. 181-190

Between 1991 and 2015, the real disposable, needs-adjusted income of persons in private households in Germany rose by … migration background - those who were born in a foreign country and then migrated to Germany. The increase in the risk …

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A comparison of earnings justice throughout Europe : widespread approval in Germany for income distribution according to need and equity

Adriaans, Jule; Eisnecker, Philipp; Liebig, Stefan - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 44/45, pp. 397-404

The present study compares the perceptions of fairness of national earned incomes between the populations of Germany … considered too high in Germany than they are in the rest of Europe. Nearly half of Europeans believe their own gross earned … correlation is particularly strong in Germany. Respondents in Europe, and especially in Germany, generally consider it fair that …

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