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Financing social security : simulating different welfare state systems for Germany
Dieckhoener, Caroline; Peichl, Andreas - 2009
In Germany, there is an ongoing debate about how to increase the efficiency of the social security system and … especially its financing. The aim of this paper is to simulate different financing systems for Germany. The introduction of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003831890
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Dynamic efficiency and pareto optimality in a stochastic OLG model with production and social security
Barbie, Martin; Hagedorn, Marcus; Kaul, Ashok - 2000
We analyze the interaction between risk sharing and capital accumulation in a stochastic OLG model with production. We give a complete characterization of interim Pareto optimality. Our characterization also subsumes equilibria with a PAYG social security system. In a competitive equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339089
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Financing social protection in OECD countries : role and uses of revenue earmarking
Immervoll, Herwig - 2024
In many OECD countries, the majority of social spending is financed from earmarked revenues, and a large share of revenues earmarked for any type of government spending is used for social purposes. Tying revenue sources to specific expenditure categories has a number of potential advantages and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015064422
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Income support systems, labor market policies and labor supply : the German experience
Caliendo, Marco - 2009
, their recent reforms and – where already possible – effects of these reforms. Overall, Germany seems to be on the right …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003932145
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Migration, Sozialstaat und Zuwanderungspolitik
Bauer, Thomas K. - 2002
Deutschland zu einem Großteil historisch bedingt ist und angesichts einer sich fundamental ändernden Immigrationspolitik nicht auf …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411592
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Technological innovation and inclusive growth in Germany
Naudé, Wim; Nagler, Paula - 2017
Technological innovation has historically contributed to inclusive economic growth in Germany. In more recent decades … rising income and wealth inequalities. Between the mid-1990s and 2010 the rise in wage inequality was faster in Germany than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011772201
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Income and employment effects of health shocks : a test case for the German welfare state
Riphahn, Regina T. - 1998
Using data from the first eleven waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel this study investigates the dynamic effects of health shocks on employment and economic wellbeing of older workers. A health shock trebles the probability of leaving the labor force and almost doubles the unemployment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294530
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Estimating the impact of immigrants on the host country social security system when return migration is an endogenous choice
Kirdar, Murat G. - 2010
In this paper, I estimate the fiscal impact of immigrants on the German pension insurance (PI) and unemployment insurance (UI) systems when return migration is an endogenous choice. For this purpose, I develop a dynamic stochastic model of joint return migration and saving decisions that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003959164
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The German social long-term care insurance : structure and reform options
Arntz, Melanie; Sacchetto, Ralf; Spermann, Alexander; … - 2007
Regarding social needs in Germany long-term care is an important issue due to an ageing population. Shrinking social … introduced in Germany. In recent years some drawbacks of the social long-term care insurance structure turned out to be in need …"Regarding social needs in Germany long-term care is an important issue due to an ageing population. Shrinking social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003536014
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Welfare policies, labour taxation and international integration
Andersen, Torben M. - 2001
How will international integration affect welfare policies? This paper considers the possibilities of financing public sector activities (public consumption and social security expenses) by general (wage) taxation in an economy which becomes more integrated in international product markets. Even...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401063