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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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secondary schooling in Germany which are not migrant-specific. …
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Why did substantial parts of Europe abandon the institutionalized churches around 1900? Empirical studies using modern data mostly contradict the traditional view that education was a leading source of the seismic social phenomenon of secularization. We construct a unique panel dataset of...
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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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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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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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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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location choice of immigrants and the reflection problem. We exploit a rare immigrant settlement policy in Germany to identify …
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