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. Understanding the interaction between income support systems (such as unemployment benefits, social assistance, early retirement and … speed and depth of the reforms are remarkable, mainly aimed at activating people by increasing their incentives to take up …
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reservation/market wage ratio. Relative to single filers, this leads to strong negative labour supply incentives for secondary … earners and to positive incentives for first earners in married couples. …
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We assess the labour supply effects of two 'making work pay' reforms in Germany. We provide evidence in favour of policies that distinguish between low effort and low productivity by targeting individuals with low wages rather than individuals with low earnings. In assessing the policies we...
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