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 …

Using a representative establishment data set for Germany, we show that more than 40 percent of plants covered by … restrictions imposed by the rather centralized system of collective bargaining in Germany, plants which make use of single …

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 …

trade. This paper uses a large and rich set of linked employer-employee data from Germany to demonstrate that these premia …

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 …