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We analyze empirically the optimal design of social insurance and assistance programs when families obtain insurance by making labor supply choices for both spouses. For this purpose, we specify a structural life-cycle model of the labor supply and savings decisions of singles and married...
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We empirically analyze the optimal mix and optimal generosity of unemployment insurance and social assistance programs. To do so, we specify a structural life-cycle model of the labor supply, savings, and social assistance claiming decisions of singles and married couples. Partial insurance...
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We empirically analyze the heterogeneous welfare effects of unemployment insurance and social assistance. We estimate a structural life-cycle model of singles' and married couples' labor supply and savings decisions. The model includes heterogeneity by age, education, wealth, sex and household...
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Deutschland zielen zum einen auf die weiterführende Reform des Niedriglohnsektors, zum anderen auf dessen Rückführung durch die … Deutschland schon seit längerem und wurden im Zuge der jüngsten Arbeitsmarktreformen ausgeweitet. Aktuelle Reformvorschläge für …
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examine this assertion for Germany, a welfare state with a relative generous means-tested social minimum and high marginal tax …
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Mindestsicherung") to be introduced in Austria by the end of this/beginning of next year. The aim of this reform is to reduce poverty … assistance. As an alternative, we analyze a reform proposal which reduces financial incentives for marginal employment not … covered by social security, and rewards working longer hours by a wage subsidy. Although this alternative reform would yield …
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subsidization program in Germany. We find that 38% of the aggregate subsidy accrues to the top two deciles of the population, but …
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In diesem Beitrag werden die Beschäftigungswirkungen von Lohnsubventionen und eines Mindestlohnes für Deutschland … subventioniert, betrachtet. Dieser würde ein zusätzliches Arbeitsangebot von ca. 80.000 Personen bzw. ein zusätzliches Stundenangebot …In this contribution employment effects of wage subsidies and a minimum wage are analyzed for Germany. Existing studies …
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In January 2015, Germany introduced a federal, statutory minimum wage of 8.50 € per hour. This study evaluates the …
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The labor supply of West German married and cohabiting couples is analyzed using a discrete choice model. Following van Soest (1995), the labor supply decision is based on a household utility function which is determined by the leisure of the two spouses and net household income. Furthermore,...
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