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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

Bringing home the money : xenophobia and remittances ; the case of Germany

Holst, Elke (contributor); Schäfer, Andrea (contributor); … - 2008

The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In contrast to previous studies we analyze the motives for remittances not only for foreigners but also for the broader group of individuals with a personal migration background. Major...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003725980

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

Gender, migration, remittances : evidence from Germany

Holst, Elke (contributor); Schäfer, Andrea (contributor); … - 2008

2007, about 7.3 million foreigners were living in Germany. While the total number of foreigners has decreased over the last … decade, female migration to Germany has increased. Today, women constitute 48.6% of migratory flows to Germany, although the …-specific determinants of remittances from Germany. Here we attempt to fill this gap, focusing on gender roles and network effects. We …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726148

Effective taxation of top incomes in Germany, 1992-2002

Bach, Stefan (contributor); Corneo, Giacomo (contributor); … - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003651046

Setting the set point : initial predictors of life satisfaction in early adulthood

Trzcinski, Eileen (contributor); Holst, Elke (contributor) - 2006

In this article, we examine the patterns of association among a number of different factors that may contribute to differences in the initial baseline level of subjective well-being among young people in transition to adulthood. By examining the nature and patterns of these associations, we...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003285749

Migration and money : what determines remittances? ; evidence from Germany

Holst, Elke (contributor); Schrooten, Mechthild (contributor) - 2006

society matters. Second, the probability to remit is not dominated by income. Third, foreigners living in Germany are not a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003304418

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

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

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