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The Farm, the City, and the Emergence of Social Security
Caucutt, Elizabeth M.; Cooley, Thomas F.; Guner, Nezih - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
In this paper we study the social, demographic and economic origins of social security. The data for the U.S. and for a cross section of countries make it clear that urbanization and industrialization are strongly associated with the rise of social insurance. We describe a model economy in which...
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Old-Age Government Transfers and the Crowding Out of Private Gifts: The 70 and Above Program for the Rural Elderly in Mexico
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Juarez, Laura - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We estimate the crowding out of private transfers caused by 70 y Más – a public assistance program for the rural elderly in Mexico for whom family support is an important source of income. Using data from the Mexican Income and Expenditure Survey and a triple difference approach, we find that...
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Value-added Tax versus Social Security Contributions
Goerke, Laszlo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999
In order to alleviate unemployment it is often recommended to reduce social security contributions (SSC) and to compensate for the ensuing loss in revenues by a rise in the value-added tax (VAT). Assuming unemployment to be caused by efficiency wages, it is shown that a balanced-budget shift...
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Generational Accounting, Solidarity and Pension Losses
Teulings, Coen N.; Vries, Casper G. de - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
resolved by the introduction of generational accounts. Using modern portfolio and consumption planning theory we show that the … smoothly over lifetime consumption. When stock markets are depressed equity should be bought, savings and consumption should be …
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Unemployment, Labour Force Composition and Sickness Absence: A Panel Data Study
Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
Sickness absence tends to be negatively correlated with unemployment. This may suggest disciplining effects of unemployment but may also reflect changes in the composition of the labour force. A panel of Norwegian register data for the years 1990-1995 is used to analyse sickness absences lasting...
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Reform der Hinzuverdienstregeln in der Grundsicherung: Kein Entkommen aus der Transferfalle
Peichl, Andreas; Schneider, Hilmar; Siegloch, Sebastian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes zur Höhe der Regelsätze in der Grundsicherung hat in Deutschland eine breite öffentliche Diskussion über Arbeitsanreize im Niedriglohnbereich ausgelöst. Der BDA und das IW haben in diesem Zusammenhang einen Vorschlag in die Diskussion eingebracht,...
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Soziale Gerechtigkeit durch Leistung und Gegenleistung: Workfare im Niedriglohnbereich
Peichl, Andreas; Schneider, Hilmar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Ökonomische Effizienz und soziale Gerechtigkeit stehen nicht im Widerspruch zueinander. Workfare ist sozial gerecht. Durch das Prinzip von Leistung und Gegenleistung wird dafür gesorgt, dass sich die Inanspruchnahme von Leistungen der Grundsicherung auf diejenigen beschränkt, die tatsächlich...
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The Income of the Swedish Baby Boomers
Flood, Lennart; Klevmarken, Anders; Mitrut, Andreea - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper studies the income of Swedish households belonging to the baby boom generation, i.e. those born in the 1940-50. An international comparison as well as an historical presentation of income patterns is given. However, the main purpose is to generate the future income of the baby boom...
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Do Mandatory Pensions Decrease Household Savings? Evidence for the Netherlands
Euwals, Rob - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
income. The goal of this paper is to test for the effect of mandatory pensions on discretionary household savings. The data … are drawn from the CentER Savings Survey, which consists of a representative and a highest-income-decile sample of Dutch … households. The survey contains rich information on house-hold wealth, pension rights and savings attitudes. A result of the …
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Nice Guys Finish Last: Are People with Higher Tax Morale Taxed More Heavily?
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Duncan, Denvil; Fuest, Clemens; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper is the first to provide evidence of efficient taxation of groups with heterogeneous levels of 'tax morale'. We set up an optimal income tax model where high tax morale implies a high subjective cost of evading taxes. The model predicts that 'nice guys finish last': groups with higher...
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