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This chapter describes the UK income distribution and how it has evolved over the last 50 years. It also includes some comparisons with the income distributions of other rich countries. Multiple perspectives on the distribution are provided: there is evidence about real income levels and...
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In the debate on in-work benefits in Germany it is often overlooked that such subsidies may only be effective if basic …
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Germany, where subsidized child care is rationed and private child care is only available at considerably higher cost. I use a …
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Das durchschnittliche Rentenzugangsalter in Deutschland liegt erheblich unter der gesetzlichen Regelaltersgrenze … den Ruhestand anreizneutral zu gestalten. Early Retirement in Germany: Institutions and Incentives A substantial fraction … and Social Security institutions. We explain the various pathways to retirement existing in Germany, and assess the …
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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 …
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In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly …
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The European Employment Strategy has set the goal of raising the retirement age of workers in the EU through a strategy of "active ageing". Yet despite some progress over the last decade, empirical data show persistent diversity across EU member states. Institutional arrangements of social and...
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This research evaluates the impact on German household labor supply of various subsidy schemes proposed to foster low-wage employment. Using data from the German Socio- Economic Panel, we estimate a discrete choice model of household labor supply. On the basis of the estimated labor supply...
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Die Arbeitsmarktintegration älterer Erwerbspersonen ist in Deutschland nach wie vor unbefriedigend. Die vorliegende …
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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 …
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