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Kraus, Margit - 2000

This paper assesses the consequences of EU enlargement for East West migration. In the theoretical part, we identify … several factors in addition to the reduction of moving costs by which EU membership influences migration. Specifically, EU … accession affects income gaps. Moreover, if EU membership is refused, fear of future restrictions on immigration will lead to …

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German and the rest of euro area fiscal policy during the crisis

Gadatsch, Niklas; Hauzenberger, Klemens; Stähler, Nikolai - 2015

We present the estimated large-scale three-region DSGE model GEAR picturing Germany, the Euro Area and the Rest of the world. Compared to existing models of this type, GEAR incorporates a comprehensive fiscal block, involuntary unemployment and a complex international structure. We use the model...

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European schemes of social assistance : an empirical analysis of set-ups and distributive impacts

Hölsch, Katja; Kraus, Margit - 2002

distributive impacts of five selected EU systems are calculated on the basis of LIS data and their relationship to class assignment …

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Social security strategies and redistributive effects in European social transfer systems

Kraus, Margit - 2000

This paper evaluates the linkage between social security strategies and redistributive effects in EU social transfer …

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Poverty alleviation and the degree of centralisation in European schemes of social assistance

Hölsch, Katja - 2003

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Budget-neutral labour tax wedge reductions : a simulation-based analysis for selected euro area countries

Attinasi, Maria-Grazia; Prammer, Doris; Stähler, Nikolai; … - 2016

Budget-neutral tax wedge reductions rank high in the policy agenda of several EMU member states. Using a New Keynesian DSGE model of a monetary union with a complex labour market structure and a comprehensive public sector, we evaluate the macroeconomic and welfare effects of reducing the firms'...

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Thoughts on a fiscal union in EMU

Gadatsch, Niklas; Hollmayr, Josef; Stähler, Nikolai - 2016

Using an estimated large-scale New-Keynesian model, we assess welfare and business cycle consequences of a fiscal union within EMU. We differentiate between three different scenarios: public revenue equalisation, tax harmonisation and a centralised fiscal authority. Relative to the status quo,...

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Labor tax reductions in Europe : the role of property taxation

Bielecki, Marcin; Stähler, Nikolai - 2018

We use a New Keynesian DSGE model with search frictions on the housing market to evaluate how financing a labor tax reduction by higher property taxation affects the real economy and welfare. Search on the housing market enables us to explicitly model stocks and flows, which is necessary to...

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