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Employment effects of work sharing : an econometric analysis for West Germany

Steiner, Viktor; Peters, Ralf-Henning - 2000

In this paper we estimate the employment effects of a reduction in weekly normal hours in West German manufacturing on the basis of an econometric models using industry panel data. We distinguish between unskilled, skilled and high-skilled workers and show that labor demand elasticities with...

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Employment and wage effects of social security financing : an empirical analysis of the West German experience and some policy simulations

Steiner, Viktor - 1996

This paper follows up recent work on the relationship between (un-)employment and wage effects of social security financing undertaken by the OECD Jobs Study. Based on a simple macroeconometric model of the labour market, I investigate whether the peculiar OECD results for Germany on the...

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Empirical macromodels under test : a comparative simulation study of the employment effects of a revenue neutral cut in social security contributions

Buscher, Herbert S.; Buslei, Hermann; Göggelmann, Klaus; … - 1998 - Preliminary version

In the paper we simulate a revenue-neutral cut in the social security contribution rate using five different types of macro- / microeconomic models, namely two models based on time-series data where the labour market is modelled basically demand oriented, two models of the class of computable...

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Work Incentives and Labor Supply Effects of the 'Mini-Jobs Reform' in Germany

Steiner, Viktor; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2004

We analyze the work incentives and labor supply effects of the so-called mini- jobs reform (subsidies of social security contributions to people with low-earnings jobs) introduced in Germany in April 2003. The analysis is based on a structural labor supply model embedded in a detailed...

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'Marginal Employment' and the Demand for Heterogenous Labour: Empirical Evidence from a Multi-Factor Labour Demand Model for Germany

Freier, Ronny; Steiner, Viktor - 2007

We develop a structural multi-factor labour demand model which distinguishes between eight labour categories including non-standard types of employment such as marginal employment. The model is estimated for both the number of workers and total working hours using a new panel data set. For...

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Generationen- oder Parteienkonflikt? Eine empirische Analyse der deutschen Hochschulausgaben

Oberndorfer, Ulrich; Steiner, Viktor - 2006

In diesem Beitrag wird auf der Basis von Paneldaten für die westdeutschen Bundesländer untersucht, ob und in welchem Maße der demographische Wandel sowie die unterschiedlichen politischen Parteienkonstellationen die Hochschulausgaben auf Länderebene beeinflussen. Wir finden empirische...

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Marginal employment: Stepping stone or dead end? Evaluating the German experience

Freier, Ronny; Steiner, Viktor - 2007

Marginal Employment, i.e. employment at low working hours and earnings not covered by social security, has been gaining importance in the German economy over the past decade. Using a large newly available panel data set and statistical matching techniques, we analyse the effects of marginal...

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Would a legal minimum wage reduce poverty? A microsimulation study for Germany

Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2008

In view of rising wage inequality and increasing poverty, the introduction of a legal minimum wage has recently become an important policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of the introduction of a nationwide legal minimum wage of € 7.5 per hour on the basis of a...

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Reform der Arbeitslosen- und Sozialhilfe: ein Weg zu mehr Beschäftigung?

Steiner, Viktor - In: DIW Wochenbericht 70 (2003) 19, pp. 309-315

Eines der Reformprojekte der Bundesregierung ist die Reform der Arbeitslosenund Sozialhilfe. Da Erwerbseinkommen bislang fast vollständig auf diese steuerfinanzierten Transferzahlungen angerechnet werden, gibt es für erwerbsfähige Leistungsbezieher wenig Anreize, eine Arbeit aufzunehmen. Im...

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Senkung der Arbeitslosenunterstützung: weniger Arbeitslosigkeit, mehr Effizienz

Steiner, Viktor - In: DIW Wochenbericht 70 (2003) 25, pp. 401-408

Deutschland wird von Wissenschaft und Politik unter anderem auch die Arbeitslosenversicherung verantwortlich gemacht. Insbesondere … Folgenden wird gezeigt, wie sich die Arbeitslosenunterstützung in Deutschland auf die Dauer und Betroffenheit von … in relativ geringem Maße. In Deutschland besteht somit ein erheblicher Reformbedarf beim Arbeitslosengeld und bei der …

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