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Copayments for ambulatory care in Germany : a natural experiment using a difference-in-difference approach

Schreyögg, Jonas (contributor); … - 2008

In response to increasing health expenditures and a high number of physician visits, the German government introduced a copayment for ambulatory care in 2004 for individuals with statutory health insurance (SHI). Because persons with private insurance were exempt from the copayments, this health...

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Employment effects of welfare reforms : evidence from a dynamic structural life-cycle model

Haan, Peter (contributor); Prowse, Victoria (contributor); … - 2008

place in Germany, towards a more Anglo-American system in which a large proportion of transfers are paid to the working poor …

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Would a legal minimum wage reduce poverty? : a microsimulation study for Germany

Müller, Kai-Uwe (contributor); Steiner, Viktor (contributor) - 2008

an important policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of the introduction of a nationwide legal … and had no negative employment effects. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing …

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Imposed benefit sanctions and the unemployment-to-employment transition : the German experience

Müller, Kai-Uwe (contributor); Steiner, Viktor (contributor) - 2008

positive short- and long-term effects of benefit sanctions which are robust for men and women in East and West Germany. The …

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Greenhouse gas mitigation in a carbon constrained world : the role of carbon capture and storage

Praetorius, Barbara (contributor); … - 2008

sustainable energy future. In this paper, we discuss the relevant issues for the case of Germany. We provide a survey of the … equilibrium model for Germany. The model analyzes the impact of introducing carbon constraints with respect to the deployment of … in Germany. For example, under the assumption of a CO2 policy, both energy efficiency and CCS will contribute to climate …

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Evaluating the German "Mini-Jobʺ reform using a true natural experiment

Caliendo, Marco (contributor); … - 2006

. The Mini-Jobʺ reform in Germany - introduced on April 1, 2003 - can be seen in line with these policies, exempting labour …

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Long-term absenteeism and moral hazard : evidence from a natural experiment

Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2009

market. In Germany's Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) system, the replacement level for periods of sickness of up to six …

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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...

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"Do I really need to go to rehab? I'd say no, no, no." : estimating price elasticities of convalescent care programs

Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2009

treatment at health spas. In Germany, the Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) covers both forms of therapy if administered in …

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Can child care policy encourage employment and fertility? : evidence from a structural model

Haan, Peter; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2009

In this paper we develop a structural model of female employment and fertility which accounts for intertemporal feedback effects between the two outcomes. We identify the effect of financial incentives on the employment and fertility decision by exploiting variation in the tax and transfer...

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