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Individuals vary considerably in how much they earn during their lifetimes. We study how the tax-and-transfer system o sets inequalities in lifetime earnings, which would otherwise translate into differences in living standards. Based on a life-cycle model, we find that redistribution by taxes...
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Individuals vary considerably in how much they earn during their lifetimes. This study examines the role of the tax-and-transfer system in mitigating such inequalities, which could otherwise lead to disparities in living standards. Utilizing a life-cycle model, we determine that taxes and...
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Using harmonized household survey data, we analyse long run social mobility in the US, the UK, and Germany and test …
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by the Italian Embassy in Germany. In line with previous studies, we confirm substantial inequality of educational …
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We exploit a novel survey of recently arrived asylum seekers in Germany in order to estimate the degree of … that there exists positive skill selection among recently arrived refugees in Germany. …
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Germany during the last three decades. Hereby, we take advantage of information contained in 25 waves of the Socio …-Economic Panel. Our analysis shows that in Germany IOP declined immediately after reunification, increased in the first decade of the … individuals that resided in West-Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall, whose fathers had a high occupational position, and …
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