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Tradeoffs between equality and difference : immigrant integration, multiculturalism, and the welfare state in cross-National perspective

Koopmans, Ruud - 2008

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Distributional effects of a minimum wage in a welfare state : the case of Germany

Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2013

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for Germany, a welfare state with a relative generous means-tested social minimum and high marginal tax rates. Our analysis is based on a microsimulation...

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Mimicking the opposition : Bismarck's welfare state and the rise of the socialists

Kersting, Felix - 2023

introduction of the welfare state in 19th century Germany. The reform conducted by the conservative government targeted blue … that the socialist party benefited in elections due to the reform. The analysis of the mechanism points to the socialist …'s issue ownership by strengthening its reform orientation, which voters followed. The results are not driven by other …

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Entry regulation and entrepreneurship : empirical evidence from a German natural experiment

Rostam-Afschar, Davud - 2010

this reform on the probabilities of being self-employed and transition into and out of self-employment, using cross …

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Rates of return and early retirement disincentives : evidence from a German pension reform

Lüthen, Holger - 2014

background of this reform for cohorts 1935-1945. I measure the profitability with the internal rate of return (IRR) and use high … that the deductions introduced by the reform only cause some part of this trend. The majority of the trend, about 75 …

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