with a small negative cumulative earnings effect for older workers in west Germany. -- Marginal employment ; social …

effects of these hypothetical reforms are analysed on the basis a detailed micro-simulation model for Germany which includes a …

policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage of 7.50 € per hour on the …. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing system of means-tested income support and …

roofers to remain employed in the sector in eastern Germany deteriorated along the entire wage distribution. Such employment … wage ; Germany ; capital-labour substitution ; labour-labour substitution ; scale effect …

marginal employment range between -.4 (number of male workers in west Germany) to -1 (working hours for women). We illustrate …’ social security contributions (SSC) on marginal employment in Germany. …

(BAfoeG) in Germany. We evaluate the effectiveness of a recent reform of student aid that substantially increased the amount …

We analyze the distribution and taxation of top incomes in Germany during the 1990s on the basis of individual tax … findings are as follows: (i) incomes are highly concentrated in Germany, more than commonly thought; (ii) the German economic … concentrated in Germany, more than commonly thought; (iv) although effective tax rates are significantly lower than statutory ones …

-specified time limits, are viewed as one important reason for the persistently high level of unemployment in Germany by many … typically assumed by contributors to recent discussions on the potential labour market effects of welfare reforms in Germany …

We analyze the effectiveness of publicly financed training and retraining programs in east Germany as measured by their …