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Survival strategies and support networks : an anthropologic. perspective
Parris, Scott - 1984
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000702259
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Household external finance and consumption
Besley, Timothy (contributor); Meads, Neil (contributor);  … - 2008
relates it to consumption at both the aggregate and cohort levels. The Household External Finance (HEF) index is based on the … finance ; terms of access ; household consumption ; birth cohorts ; pseudo panels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770102
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The effect of saving subsidies on household saving : evidence from Germany
Corneo, Giacomo; Keese, Matthias; Schröder, Carsten - 2010
. -- Household saving ; Saving incentives ; Retirement ; Riester scheme ; Coarsened exact matching …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003952553
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Horizontal equity in the German tax-benefit system : a simulation approach for employees
Bönke, Timm; Eichfelder, Sebastian - 2010
be regarded as "fair" we compare the equivalent incomes of eight different household types. Using the concepts of system … in the high income brackets tend to be privileged. The equity in the treatment of a household type is not only affected … by the amount but also by the distribution of income between the household members. Based on these results we can state a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962820
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The hidden burden of the income tax : compliance costs of German individuals
Blaufus, Kay; Eichfelder, Sebastian; Hundsdoerfer, Jochen - 2011
We analyze the compliance costs of individual taxpyers resulting from the German income tax. using survey data that has been raised between December 2008 and April 2009, we find evidence for a considerably higher cost burden of self-employed taxpaxers. Taxable income and the demand for external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009008047
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The household effects of government spending
Giavazzi, Francesco; McMahon, Michael - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009553628
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Are remittances a substitute for credit? : carrying the financial burden of health shocks in national and transnational households
Ambrosius, Christian - 2012
The assumption that remittances are a substitute for credit has been an implicit or explicit theoretical foundation of many empirical studies on remittances. This paper directly tests this assumption by comparing the response to health-related shocks among national and transnational households...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009526023
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Are remittances a "catalyst" for financial access? : evidence from Mexican household data
Ambrosius, Christian - 2012
In policy discussions, it has frequently been claimed that migrants' remittances could function as a "catalyst" for financial access among receiving households. This paper provides empirical evidence on this hypothesis from Mexico, a major receiver of remittances worldwide. Using the Mexican...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009526024
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Demand systems with unit values : a comparison of two specifications
Lahatte, Agénor; Miquel, Ruth; Laisney, François; … - 1997
The availability of quantity information along with expenditure information in some household surveys allows the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011427724
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Identifying income and wealth-poor households in the euro area
Müller, Philip; Schmidt, Tobias - 2015
from the 2010 Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS). We are particularly interested in the way in which specific …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011373659