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A new targeting - a new take-up? : non-take-up of social assistance in Germany after social policy reforms

Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Wiemers, Jürgen - 2010

We present first estimates of rates of non-take-up for social assistance in Germany after the implementation of major …

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German male income volatility 1984 to 2008 : trends in permanent and transitory income components and the role of the welfare state

Bartels, Charlotte; Bönke, Timm - 2010

. We find evidence that the overall inequality of earnings in Germany has been rising throughout the period due to both …

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Potential effects of statutory minimum wage on the gender pay gap : a simulation-based study for Germany

Boll, Christina; Hüning, Hendrik; Leppin, Julian Sebastian - 2015

newly introduced statutory minimum wage of 8.50 Euro per working hour in Germany on the gender wage gap. In our first …

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Getting poor to work : three welfare increasing reforms for a busy Germany

Jessen, Robin; Rostam-Afschar, Davud; Steiner, Viktor - 2015

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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Shifting taxes from labor to consumption : efficient, but regressive?

Pestel, Nico; Sommer, Eric - 2013

investigate the effect of increases in the Value Added Tax on labor supply and the income distribution in Germany, which is …

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Distributional effects of a minimum wage in a welfare state : the case of Germany

Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2013

examine this assertion for Germany, a welfare state with a relative generous means-tested social minimum and high marginal tax …

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The dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Germany : state dependence before and after the "Hartz reforms"

Königs, Sebastian - 2014

In this article, we study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the … rates are much higher in Eastern Germany than in Western Germany, absolute levels of structural state dependence however are …

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Evolution and determinants of rent burdens in Germany

Backhaus, Teresa; Gebers, Kathrin; Schröder, Carsten - 2015

The affordability of housing has become a major topic of discussion in Germany among both social scientists and the …

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How a universal music education program affects time use, behavior, and school attitude

Hille, Adrian - 2015

music education programs are becoming increasingly popular among policy makers in Germany and other developed countries …

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Non-take-up of student financial help : a microsimulation for Germany

Herber, Stefanie P.; Kalinowski, Michael - 2016

entitlements and sheds light on determinants of this behavior. Against the background that educational mobility in Germany is low … former socialist East Germany choose to take up student aid than similar West German students. Finally, in line with …

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