We study three budget-neutral reforms of the German tax and transfer system designed to improve work incentives for people with low incomes: a feasible flat tax reform that provides a basic income which is equal to the current level of the means tested unemployment benefit, and two alternative...

We study three budget-neutral reforms of the German tax and transfer system designed to improve work incentives for people with low incomes: a feasible flat tax reform that provides a basic income which is equal to the current level of the means tested unemployment benefit, and two alternative...

This paper aims to propose a social protection system that "decommodifies" labour and fulfills the properties of a Social Protection Floor satisfying revenue-neutrality. To this end, firstly, a Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme is explored. Secondly, the UBI is transformed into a Negative...

Dieses Gutachten im Auftrag der Bundestagsfraktion von Bündnis 90/Die Grünen untersucht auf Basis des ZEW-Mikrosimulationsmodells und der Haushaltsdaten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) die Einführung eines Garantiesicherungskonzepts.