effects of these hypothetical reforms are analysed on the basis a detailed micro-simulation model for Germany which includes a … structural household labour supply model. We find that the simulated labour supply effects of the three policy reforms would be …

on a behavioral micro-simulation model which integrates an empirical household labor supply model into a detailed tax … fiscal costs. -- household taxation ; income distribution ; work incentives ; microsimulation …

arrangements, which both vary greatly across European countries. Using the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) 1994-2001 for … Denmark, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, which represent four distinct 'institutional regimes', we estimate the short …

policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage of 7.50 € per hour on the …-benefit system and net household incomes, also taking into account potential employment effects as well as indirect effects on … consumption. Simulation results show that the minimum wage would be rather ineffective in raising net household incomes and …

positive short- and long-term effects of benefit sanctions which are robust for men and women in East and West Germany. The …

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