means tested unemployment benefit, and two alternative reforms that involve employment subsidies to stimulate participation …

This paper analyses the effects of a social assistance reform in Germany. In contrast to studies which are based on … reform on wages and unemployment. The simulation results show that general equilibrium wage reactions tend to mitigate labour …

replacing conditional unemployment benefits with unconditional basic income has large positive effects on actual voter turnout …

-related Unemployment Insurance. Reecting that married couples obtain intra-household insurance by making labor supply choices for both …

are substantially smaller than those in the conventional model. We evaluate two reforms for Germany. Both redistribute to …

We empirically analyze the optimal mix and optimal generosity of unemployment insurance and social assistance programs … temporary earnings-related unemployment insurance. The optimal amount of social assistance is heavily influenced by income …

We empirically analyze the heterogeneous welfare effects of unemployment insurance and social assistance. We estimate a … by age, education, wealth, sex and household composition. In aggregate, social assistance dominates unemployment … unemployment insurance is reduced. A revenue-neutral rebalancing of social support away from unemployment insurance and toward …

incentives for lower income classes and to increase durations of unemployment. Standard studies measure work incentives based on … explained by the abolition of earnings-related unemployment assistance. -- welfare ; work incentives ; unemployment … ; unemployment insurance …

In January 2015, Germany introduced a federal, statutory minimum wage of 8.50 € per hour. This study evaluates the …