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Beschäftigungswirkungen von Lohnsubventionen und Mindestlöhnen : zur Reform des Niedriglohnsektors in Deutschland
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2011
In diesem Beitrag werden die Beschäftigungswirkungen von Lohnsubventionen und eines Mindestlohnes für Deutschland …In this contribution employment effects of wage subsidies and a minimum wage are analyzed for Germany. Existing studies … general minimum wage for Germany. The magnitude of the negative employment effects depends on the minimum wage level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008905958
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Mindestlöhne, Lohnsubventionen und Einkommenssicherung im Wohlfahrtsstaat : Verteilungswirkungen von Reformalternativen für Deutschland
Steiner, Viktor - 2010
Deutschland schon seit längerem und wurden im Zuge der jüngsten Arbeitsmarktreformen ausgeweitet. Aktuelle Reformvorschläge für … Deutschland zielen zum einen auf die weiterführende Reform des Niedriglohnsektors, zum anderen auf dessen Rückführung durch die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796604
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The benefits of believing in chance or fate : external locus of control as a protective factor for coping with the death of a spouse
Specht, Jule; Egloff, Boris; Schmukle, Stefan Christian - 2010 - Former version
The death of a spouse is an extremely stressful life event that consequently causes a large drop in life satisfaction. Reactivity to the loss, however, varies markedly, a phenomenon that is currently not well understood. Because lack of controllability essentially contributes to the stressful...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826398
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Public pensions, changing employment patterns, and the impact of pension reforms across birth cohorts : a microsimulation analysis for Germany
Geyer, Johannes; Steiner, Viktor - 2010
birth cohorts in Germany. The analysis is based on a rich dataset that combines household survey data from the German Socio … East Germany and for the low educated. Using simulated life cycle employment and income profiles, we project gross future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962861
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Konsolidierung der Staatsfinanzen
Steiner, Viktor - 2010
Die Konsolidierung der Staatsfinanzen nach der gegenwärtigen Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise wird eines der zentralen wirtschaftspolitischen Themen der nächsten Jahre sein: Die Regelungen zur "Schuldenbremse" sehen für den Bundeshaushalt bis 2016 einen annähernd ausgeglichenen Haushalt vor, und...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962932
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Labor market and income effects of a legal minimum wage in Germany
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2010
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962944
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Distributional effects of the European Emissions Trading System and the role of revenue recycling : empirical evidence from combined industry- and household-level data
Cludius, Johanna; Beznoska, Martin; Steiner, Viktor - 2012
We calculate the expected distributional effects of the European Emissions Trading System combining industry and household-level data. By combining data on direct CO2 emissions by production sector from the German Environmental Account with the German Input-Output Accounts, we calculate the CO2...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009510571
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Examining mechanisms of personality maturation : the impact of life satisfaction on the development of Big Five personality traits
Specht, Jule; Egloff, Boris; Schmukle, Stefan Christian - 2012
Individuals are expected to mature with increasing age, but it is not yet fully understood which factors contribute to this maturation process. Using data of a representative sample of Germans (N = 14,718) who gave information about their Big Five personality traits twice over a period of 4...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009557644
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Does consumption decline at retirement? : evidence from repeated cross-section data for Germany
Beznoska, Martin; Steiner, Viktor - 2012
for Germany, this paper analyzes the retirement consumption puzzle for the German case. For our broadest consumption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009559647
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Effective taxation of top incomes in Germany
Bach, Stefan; Corneo, Giacomo; Steiner, Viktor - 2011
percentile of the income distribution in Germany to pin down the effective income taxation of households with very high incomes … in Germany. -- Personal Income Tax ; Taxing the Rich ; Effective Progressivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009312821