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Basic income reform in Germany : better gradualism than cold turkey
Spermann, Alexander (contributor) - 2006
This paper advocates the cautious and constitutional evolution of existing basic income schemes ("unemployment benefit II") and Targeted Negative Income Tax (TNIT = "Einstiegsgeld") into a means-tested combi-wage model for the future long-term unemployed (gradualism strategy). The paper argues...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003489034
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The targeted negative income tax (TNIT) in Germany : evidence from a quasi experiment
Spermann, Alexander (contributor);  … - 2006
We report empirical evidence from the first field experiments to be conducted in Germany with program and control … people in Germany by public case managers. -- field experiments ; labor market reform ; negative income tax ; employee …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003377871
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'Marginal employment': stepping stone or dead end? : Evaluating the German experience
Freier, Ronny (contributor); Steiner, Viktor (contributor) - 2007
with a small negative cumulative earnings effect for older workers in west Germany. -- Marginal employment ; social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003586574
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Making work pay for the elderly unemployed : evaluating alternative policy reforms for Germany
Haan, Peter (contributor); Steiner, Viktor (contributor) - 2006
effects of these hypothetical reforms are analysed on the basis a detailed micro-simulation model for Germany which includes a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003497902
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Labor market and income effects of a legal minimum wage in Germany
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2010
policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage of 7.50 € per hour on the …. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing system of means-tested income support and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962149
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How to fight long-term unemployment : lessons from Germany
Spermann, Alexander - 2015
The number of long-term unemployed in Germany has stagnated at around one million for several years. Despite excellent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288537
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The minimum wage affects them all : evidence on employment spillovers in the roofing sector
Aretz, Bodo; Arntz, Melanie; Gregory, Terry - 2012
roofers to remain employed in the sector in eastern Germany deteriorated along the entire wage distribution. Such employment … wage ; Germany ; capital-labour substitution ; labour-labour substitution ; scale effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009675515
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Did the minimum wage reduce the gender wage gap in Germany?
Caliendo, Marco; Wittbrodt, Linda - 2021
. Germany poses an interesting case study in this context, since it has a rather high gender wage gap and set the minimum wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012792801
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The short-run employment effects of the German minimum wage reform
Caliendo, Marco; Fedorets, Alexandra; Preuß, Malte; … - 2017
We assess the short-term employment effects of the introduction of a national statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011772129
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The short-term distributional effects of the german minimum wage reform
Caliendo, Marco; Fedorets, Alexandra; Preuß, Malte; … - 2017
This study quantifies the short-term distributional effects of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany. Using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011785655