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There is still considerable dispute about the magnitude of labor supply elasticities. While differences in micro and macro estimates are recently attributed to frictions and adjustment costs, we show that relatively low labor supply elasticities derived from microeconometric models can also be...
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uncompensated interest rate elasticity for savings, in line with the literature, to around zero. Accordingly, any policy …. -- Consumption-savings decision ; interest rate elasticity of savings ; income uncertainty …
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finding is especially strong on the extensive margin where the elasticity for a wage decrease is twice that for a wage …
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This paper exploits discontinuities induced by earnings caps for social security contributions (SSC) in Germany to analyse the effect of SSC on gross labour earnings. Empirical evidence is based on two complementary approaches utilising two administrative data sets. First, employment responses...
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(electricity and heating) in Germany. Using official expenditure data from 1993 to 2008, we estimate an expenditure elasticity for … electricity of 0.3988 and of 0.4055 for space heating. The own price elasticity for electricity is -0.4310 and -0.5008 in the case … increases in energy prices show a regressive pattern of incidence, implying that the welfare consequences of direct energy …
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Labor supply in the market for low-paid jobs in Germany is strongly influenced by tax exemptions - even for individuals to whom these exemptions do not apply. We present compelling evidence that an individual's choice set depends on other workers' preferences because firms cater their job offers...
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