in Germany, as it is often claimed in the public debate. We use two micro-data sets and a micro-simulation model to … compare effective average tax rates for different household types in France and Germany. Our analysis shows that the popular …. Actually, low income families with less than three children even fare better in terms of tax relief in Germany than in France …

western Germany from 1980 to 2004 and in eastern Germany from 1992 to 2004. Such a negative trend can be observed for men and … worker (significant in western Germany only). A decomposition analysis shows that differences in union density over time and … between eastern and western Germany to a large degree cannot be explained by differences in the characteristics of employees …

In the debate on in-work benefits in Germany it is often overlooked that such subsidies may only be effective if basic …

Germany, where subsidized child care is rationed and private child care is only available at considerably higher cost. I use a …

countries – Australia, Britain, Germany and the United States – and estimate measures of permanent income inequality that are … inequality have grown in Germany and the US, while post-government income inequality has grown in the US; (2) comparing levels of … annual post-government income inequality across countries, the ranking was the US, Australia, Britain, Germany; (3) comparing …

In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly …