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Wie progressiv ist Deutschland? : Das Steuer- und Transfersystem im Europäischen Vergleich

Peichl, Andreas (contributor); Schaefer, Thilo (contributor) - 2008

Deutschland wird häufig ein im europäischen Vergleich überdurchschnittliches Abgabenniveau bescheinigt. Da dies als … Deutschland im europäischen Vergleich insgesamt eher im mittleren Bereich anzusiedeln ist. Gleichwohl kann der deutschen …

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Wie progressiv ist Deutschland? : das Steuer- und Transfersystem im europäischen Vergleich

Peichl, Andreas; Schaefer, Thilo - 2008

When comparing tax benefit systems across Europe, Germany is usually regarded as a country with a high level of taxes … the ongoing policy debate in Germany. In this paper, we compare the progressivity and redistribution induced by the tax …Deutschland wird häufig ein im europäischen Vergleich überdurchschnittliches Abgabenniveau bescheinigt. Da dies als …

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Fiscal union in Europe? : redistributive and stabilising effects of an EU tax-benefit system

Bargain, Oliver; Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; … - 2012

The current debt crisis has given rise to a debate about deeper fiscal integration in Europe. The view is widespread that moving towards a 'fiscal union' would have a stabilising effect in the event of macroeconomic shocks. In this paper we study the economic effects of introducing two elements...

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Happy taxpayers? : income taxation and well-being

Akay, Alpaslan; Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; … - 2012

This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...

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The benefits and problems of linking micro and macro models : evidence from a flat tax analysis

Peichl, Andreas - 2009

tax reform proposals for Germany. Taking feedback effects into account has important implications for the evaluation of …

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Automatic stabilisers and economic crisis : US vs Europe

Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas - 2010

This paper analyzes the effectiveness of the tax and transfer systems in the European Union and the US to act as an automatic stabilizer in the current economic crisis. We find that automatic stabilizers absorb 38 per cent of a proportional income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the...

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Accounting for the spouse when measuring inequality of opportunity

Peichl, Andreas; Ungerer, Martin - 2015

Existing literature on inequality of opportunity (IOp) has failed to address the question as to how the circumstances and choices of spouses in a couple should be treated. By omitting information relevant to the spouse in IOp estimations, the implicit assumption was full responsibility for the...

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Equality of opportunity : East vs. West Germany

Peichl, Andreas; Ungerer, Martin - 2015

integration. however, little is known about the development of equality of opportunity (EOp) in East and West Germany after 1990 … in East and West Germany. Our results suggest that equal opportunities in Germany have grown since reunification …. Interestingly, EOp is larger in East than in West Germany. …

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Multidimensional well-being at the top : evidence for Germany

Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2011

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Financing social security : simulating different welfare state systems for Germany

Dieckhoener, Caroline; Peichl, Andreas - 2009

In Germany, there is an ongoing debate about how to increase the efficiency of the social security system and … especially its financing. The aim of this paper is to simulate different financing systems for Germany. The introduction of a …

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