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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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Wie mit dem Solidaritätszuschlag 25 Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung umgegangen werden soll, ist umstritten. Vieles spricht für eine Integration in den Einkommensteuertarif. Sven Stöwhase und Martin Teuber haben im Dezemberheft 2014 des Wirtschaftsdienst auf die Verteilungswirkungen bei einer...
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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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tax reform proposals for Germany. Taking feedback effects into account has important implications for the evaluation of …
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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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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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Analysen zur Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland anhand administrativer Daten des Taxpayer-Panels zeigen einen engen … income distribution in Germany. In contrast to survey data such as the German Socio-economic Panel, the TPP indicates a close … assessment of the future evolution of income distribution in Germany. …
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In this article, we discuss reform elements of "Hartz IV". This includes, on the one hand, merging unemployment benefits with housing benefits and the additional child benefits (Kinderzuschlag) and, on the other hand, reducing disincentives which prevent the recipients from earning higher...
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