first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between productivity and size of the export market for Germany, a leading … more productive than firms that sell their products in Germany only, but less productive than firms that export to …

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 …

So far, there has been no data set which observes firm formations in Germany not only on a cross-sectional basis using … Bankengruppe and Creditreform set up a panel study of newly founded firms in Germany: the KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel. In each of the …

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 …

Germany, this paper presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between exports and profitability. It …

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 …