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We empirically investigate the distributional consequences of the Riester scheme, the main private pension subsidization program in Germany. We find that 38% of the aggregate subsidy accrues to the top two deciles of the population, but only 7.3% to the bottom two. Nonetheless the Riester scheme...
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Since 2002 the German government seeks to stimulate private retirement savings by means of special allowances and tax …
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. To do so, we specify a structural life-cycle model of the labor supply, savings, and social assistance claiming decisions …, savings, and the labor supplies of all adult household members. We show that the optimal policy mix is dominated by moderately …
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and savings decisions of singles and married couples. Partial insurance against wage and employment shocks is provided by … social programs, savings and the labor supplies of all adult household members. The optimal policy mix focuses mainly on …
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We study the role of household saving behaviour, of individual motives for saving and that of perceived liquidity constraints in 15 Euro Area countries. The empirical analysis is based on the Household Finance and Consumption Survey, a new harmonized data set collecting detailed information on...
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structural life-cycle model of singles' and married couples' labor supply and savings decisions. The model includes heterogeneity …
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Ersparnisbildung in Lebensversicherungen wird im deutschen Einkommensteuersystem durch die Steuerfreiheit der Zinserträge bei Vertragsablauf und durch die Möglichkeit zum Sonderausgabenabzug der Versicherungsprämien gefördert. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird der Effekt dieser Steuervorteile...
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