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preferences in Germany, Switzerland, and the UK. In these countries, overall life satisfaction did not significantly decrease, but … oldest reactors. In Germany, political support for the Greens increased significantly, whereas in Switzerland and the UK …
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We study three budget-neutral reforms of the German tax and transfer system designed to improve work incentives for people with low incomes: a feasible flat tax reform that provides a basic income which is equal to the current level of the means tested unemployment benefit, and two alternative...
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Deutschland (FiD)" was initiated. FiD is one of the "related studies" of the SOEP, i.e. a data collection effort closely related …
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This paper uses Hierarchical Bayes Models to model and estimate spatial health effects in Germany. We combine rich …
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examine this assertion for Germany, a welfare state with a relative generous means-tested social minimum and high marginal tax …
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this conflict. In 2007, Germany put into effect a new parental leave benefit (Elterngeld). The related reform increased the … duration in Germany. We draw on representative survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) from 2002 through …
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employment effects of these policies for mothers in Germany. In particular we estimate a structural labor supply model and …
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provided differentiated analyses by the youngest child's age and for West and East Germany to examine moderating influences of … Germany'-Study for 2010 and 2011 (N=3,301 mothers) with regional structural quality data. We used regression models of … employment status and work hours changes, respectively. In East Germany, mothers with a child aged under three years who lived in …
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This paper empirically assesses the relative role of health plan prices, service quality and optional benefits in the decision to choose a health plan. We link representative German SOEP panel data from 2007 to 2010 to (i) health plan service quality indicators, (ii) measures of voluntary...
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comparison, more explicit. On the basis of microdata from the Socio Economic Panel (SOEP) for married couples in Germany, we …
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