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Do wealthier households save more? : the impact of the demographic factor
Belke, Ansgar; Dreger, Christian; Ochmann, Richard R. - 2012
This paper investigates the relationship between wealth, ageing and saving behaviour of private households by using pooled cross sections of German consumption survey data. Different components of wealth are distinguished, as their impact on the savings rate is not homogeneous. On average, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009579234
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Internationale Entwicklungstendenzen nationaler Steuersysteme - von der direkten zur indirekten Besteuerung?
Bach, Stefan; Scheremet, Wolfgang; Seidel, Bernhard; … - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001627941
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Long term growth perspectives in Japan and the euro area
Dreger, Christian - 2017
Euro area countries and Japan are confronted with similar challenges. Potential output is on a falling trend in the … euro area, and the decrease started well before the financial crisis. In Japan, low output growth is a striking feature … driven policies is rather limited, especially in Japan. Instead, structural reforms are on the agenda to promote long run …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011639038
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The impact of risk attitudes on entrepreneurial survival
Caliendo, Marco (contributor); Fossen, Frank M. (contributor) - 2008
Risk attitudes have an impact on not only the decision to become an entrepreneur but also the survival and failure rates of entrepreneurs. Whereas recent research underpins the theoretical proposition of a positive correlation between risk attitudes and the decision to become an entrepreneur,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726124
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Effective taxation of top incomes in Germany, 1992-2002
Bach, Stefan (contributor); Corneo, Giacomo (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003651046
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On the stability of the German beveridge curve : a spatial econometric perspective
Kosfeld, Reinhold (contributor);  … - 2006
In this paper, the framework of the aggregated Beveridge curve is used to investigate the effectiveness of the job matching process using German regional labour market data. For a fixed matching technology, the Beveridge curve postulates a negative relationship between the unemployment rate and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003315487
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Risk attitudes of nascent entrepreneurs : new evidence from an experimentally-validated survey
Caliendo, Marco (contributor); Fossen, Frank M. (contributor) - 2006
The influence of risk aversion on the decision to become self-employed is a much discussed topic in the entrepreneurial literature. Conventional wisdom asserts that the role model of an entrepreneur requires to make risky decisions in uncertain environments and hence that more risk-averse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003338252
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Die reformierte Gründungsförderung für Arbeitslose : Chancen und Risiken
Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander - 2009
Support schemes for unemployed persons aiming to become self-employed have been recently reformed several times. In 2003, the "start-up-subsidy" (Existenzgründungszuschuss) was added to the existing "bridging-allowance" (Überbrückungsgeld) and the two programs to-gether led to a strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003807454
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The impact of losses on income tax revenue and implicit tax rates of different income sources : evidence from microsimulation using tax statistics for Germany
Bach, Stefan; Buslei, Hermann - 2009
relevant for Germany in view of the heavy losses from renting. Using micro data from tax statistics we analyze the income tax …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003902662
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From bottom to top : the entire distribution of market income in Germany, 1992-2001
Bach, Stefan (contributor); Corneo, Giacomo (contributor);  … - 2007
We analyze the distribution and concentration of market incomes in Germany in the period 1992 to 2001 on the basis of … income inequality was stronger in East Germany than in West Germany. In both regions, the income concentration process …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003440082