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Der Gesundheitsfonds ist weiterhin Ziel von Anfeindungen. Er wurde zu Beginn dieses Jahres eingeführt und soll nun schon wieder abgeschafft werden. Wolfram F. Richter und Klaus-Dirk Henke plädieren dafür, den Gesundheitsfonds beizubehalten, zeigen aber auch Reformdefizite auf.
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Assuming a two-period model with endogenous choices of labour, education, and saving, it is shown to be second-best efficient to deviate from Ramsey's Rule and to distort qualified labour less than nonqualified labour. Furthermore, if the earnings function displays constant elasticity, the...
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Assuming decreasing returns to education and the endogenous supply of qualified and non-qualified labour it is shown to be efficient to supplement a consumption tax with positive incentives for education. If the return from education is isoelastic and if the choice is between (i) subsidizing the...
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Assuming a two-period model with endogenous choices of labour, education, and saving, efficient education policy is characterized for a Ramsey-like scenario in which the government is constrained to use linear instruments. It is shown that education should be effectively subsidized if, and only...
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Anfang Juli 2010 legte Gesundheitsminister Philipp Rösler ein Eckpunktepapier vor, aus dem hervorgeht, wie die Bundesregierung die Finanzierung der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung zu stabilisieren gedenkt. Unter systemischen Gesichtspunkten steht die Einführung einer Zwei-Prozentregel im...
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Assuming a two-period model with endogenous choices of labour, education, and saving, it is shown to be second-best efficient not to distort the choice of education. In general this implies distorting the saving decision. Hence a strict order of policy priority is derived. Efficient tax policy...
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Mit der Einführung des Gesundheitsfonds und der Gewährung erweiterter Vertragsfreiheiten an die gesetzlichen Krankenkassen ist Deutschland auf einem guten Weg. Die Reform mag in mancher Beziehung nicht weit genug gehen, sie hat aber schon jetzt erkennbar bewirkt, dass sich die Krankenkassen...
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The basis for the empirical research on earnings determination is the Mincer equation. Individuals are assumed to make schooling decisions by maximizing earnings. Leisure costs of schooling and labour supply are neglected which has some empirically implausible implications. This paper shows a...
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Delayed Integration ("DI") is a rule for taxing migrants. It requires that immigrants be taxed in the receiving country only after some period of transition. Conversely, emigrants are released from the obligation to pay home taxes only after a certain period. DI is an alternative to the...
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