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Understanding Chinese Consumption: The Impact of Hukou

Dreger, Christian; Wang, Tongsan; Zhang, Yanqun - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013

significantly lower for migrants, as their access to public services is limited. The downward pressure on consumption will increase … in the future. The urbanization strategy of the government will likely raise the number of migrants with limited hukou …

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The Impact of International Migration and Remittances on the Labor-Supply Behavior of Those Left behind: Evidence from Egypt

Binzel, Christine; Assaad, Ragui - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009

We analyze in this paper the impact of male-dominated migration and remittance income on the participation and hours worked decisions of adults left behind, including the hours spent by women in subsistence and domestic work. We differentiate between a 'pure' migration ("M") effect and the joint...

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Optimal Social Assistance and Unemployment Insurance in a Life-Cycle Model of Family Labor Supply and Savings

Haan, Peter; Prowse, Victoria - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2015

We analyze empirically the optimal design of social insurance and assistance programs when families obtain insurance by making labor supply choices for both spouses. For this purpose, we specify a structural life-cycle model of the labor supply and savings decisions of singles and married...

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Demographic Change, Endogenous Labor Supply and the Political Feasibility of Pension Reform

Breyer, Friedrich; Stolte, Klaus - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2000

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Financial Support for Families with Children and Its Trade-Offs: Balancing Redistribution and Parental Work Incentives

Myck, Michal; Kurowska, Anna; Kundera, Michal - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013

Financial support for families with children implies inherent trade-offs some of which are less obvious than others. In … employment of their parents. We analyse several kinds of trade-offs involved using a careful selection of potential changes to … the system of financial support for families with children. We focus on: 1) the trade-off between redistribution of income …

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Family and Labor Market Choices: Requirements to Guide Effective Evidence-Based Policy

Kurowska, Anna; Myck, Michal; Wrohlich, Katharina - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012

levels among families with children. …

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Pension Reform Options for Russia and Ukraine: A Critical Analysis of Available Options and Their Expected Outcomes (with a Focus on Labour Market, Industrial Restructuring and Pub...

Góra, Marek; Rohozynsky, Oleksandr; Sinyavskaya, Oxana - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010

Russia and Ukraine are in the process of many changes stemming from economic transition, restructuring, demographic change and other various ongoing challenges. In terms of the ongoing challenges in each country, there are specific problems related to historical developments, such as large scale...

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Income Taxation and Household Size: Would French Family Splitting Make German Families Better Off ?

Baclet, Alexandre; Dell, Fabien; Wrohlich, Katharina - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2005

belief that French high income families with children face lower average tax rates than their German counterparts is true …. Actually, low income families with less than three children even fare better in terms of tax relief in Germany than in France …) only for families with three children. …

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Incentives to Retire Later: A Solution to the Social Security Crisis?

Breyer, Friedrich; Kifmann, Mathias - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2001

Als ein möglicher Ausweg aus der drohenden Finanzkrise umlagefinanzierter Rentensysteme wird gegenwärtig eine Anhebung des Rentenzugangsalters von vielen favorisiert. Um allerdings Arbeitnehmern einen Anreiz zur Verlängerung der Lebensarbeitszeit zu geben, muss nach Auffassung der meisten...

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The German Retirement Benefit Formula: Drawbacks and Alternatives

Breyer, Friedrich; Kifmann, Mathias - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2003

Wir diskutieren eine Reihe von Problemen der Rentenformel in der deutschen gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung (GRV). Wir zeigen, dass Bev¨olkerungsgruppen mit ¨uberdurchschnittlicher Lebenserwartung, insbesondere die besser Verdienenden, von den ¨ubrigen Versicherten subventioniert werden, da...

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