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Uneven treatment of family life? : horizontal equity in the U.S. tax and transfer system
Bönke, Timm; Eichfelder, Sebastian; Utz, Stephen - 2012 - Version: 11th of July 2012
We analyze the distributive justice of the combined burden of income taxes, social security taxes and public transfers on employee households in the United States on the federal level and in six member states. To investigate whether the treatment of families by the aggregate tax and transfer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580845
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German male income volatility 1984 to 2008
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008664565
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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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Compiling a harmonized database from Germany's 1978 to 2003 sample surveys of income and expenditure
Bönke, Timm; Schröder, Carsten; Werdt, Clive - 2010
We outline a procedure for combining six cross-sections of the German Sample Survey of Income and Expenditure, and discuss potential pitfalls of such a venture. Particularly, we investigate the consequences of a major break in the survey design for inter-temporal comparisons of expenditure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003952561
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Charitable giving in the German welfare state : fiscal incentives and crowding out
Bönke, Timm; Massarrat-Mashhadi, Nima; Sielaff, Christian - 2010
Governmental activities in welfare states influence private charitable giving predominantly in two ways: (1) government spending on the provision of public goods may cause crowding out of private charitable contributions; and (2) tax incentives may boost private charitable giving. For a rich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796240
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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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Horizontal equity in the German tax-benefit system : a simulation approach for employees
Bönke, Timm; Eichfelder, Sebastian - 2010
We analyze the distributive justice of the combined burden of taxes, social security contributions and public transfers on employee households. In order to investigate whether the treatment of families by the aggregate tax-benefit system can be regarded as "fair" we compare the equivalent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962820
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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