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An unemployment insurance scheme for the euro area? : a comparison of different alternatives using micro data

Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Neumann, Dirk; Peichl, … - 2015

We analyze different options for the design of a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA). We assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of asymmetric macroeconomic shocks. Running counterfactual simulations based on micro data for the period...

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The redistributive and stabilising effects of an EMU unemployment benefit scheme under different hypothetical unemployment scenarios

Jara, H. Xavier; Tumino, Alberto; Sutherland, Holly - 2015

The idea of a common unemployment benefit system for the European Monetary Union (EMU) has provoked increasing interest in both the political and academic spheres because of its potential to smooth fluctuations in income across member states and to strengthen income security for the unemployed....

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The importance of income-tested benefits in good times and bad : lessons from EU countries

Leventi, Chrysa; Rastrigina, Olga; Sutherland, Holly - 2016

distribution is also examined. We compare the situation in 2009 with that in 2014 (or 2013) for fifteen EU Member States … those in strong recovery by 2014. As EU-SILC micro-data containing household income for 2013 or 2014 are not available yet …, standard EUROMOD routines are enhanced with additional adjustments to the EU-SILC based input data in order to take into …

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Homeownership investment and tax neutrality : a joint assessment of income and property taxes in Europe

Figari, Francesco; Verbist, Gerlinde; Zantomio, Francesca - 2019

Western countries' income tax systems exempt the return from investing in owner-occupied housing. Returns from other investments are instead taxed, thus distorting households’ portfolio choices, although it is argued that housing property taxation might act as a counterbalance. Based on data...

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The role of an EMU unemployment insurance scheme on income protection in case of unemployment

Jara, H. Xavier; Sutherland, Holly; Tumino, Alberto - 2016

gaps in national unemployment insurance schemes are assessed. We make use of EUROMOD, the EU-wide tax …

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Do welfare state taxes and transfers reduce gender income inequality? : evidence from eight European countries

Avram, Silvia; Popova, Daria - 2020

We complement the institutional literature on gender and the welfare state by examining how taxes and transfers affect the incomes of men and women. Using microsimulation and intra-household income splitting rules, we measure the differences in the level and composition of individual disposable...

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The probability of poverty for mothers after childbirth and divorce in Europe : the role of social stratification and tax-benefit policies

Popova, Daria; Navickė, Jekaterina - 2019

poverty among mothers after childbirth and divorce/separation. The analysis was carried out for twelve EU countries, which …

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Improving poverty reduction in Europe : what works best where?

Leventi, Chrysa; Sutherland, Holly; Tasseva, Iva Valentinova - 2017

limiting its increase, comparing within and between seven diverse EU countries. We do that by measuring the implications of …

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The case for NIT+FT in Europe : an empirical optimal taxation exercise

Islam, Nizamul; Colombino, Ugo - 2017

We present an exercise in empirical optimal taxation for European countries from three areas: Southern, Central and Northern Europe. For each country, we estimate a microeconometric model of labour supply for both couples and singles. A procedure that simulates the households' choices under...

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Redistribution in a joint income-wealth perspective : a cross-country comparison

Kuypers, Sarah; Figari, Francesco; Verbist, Gerlinde - 2018

Redistribution is usually understood in terms of income; as a way to rank individuals as well as to determine taxable capacity or benefit eligibility. Yet, it is increasingly argued that more prominence should be given to the joint distribution of income and wealth and interest into the taxation...

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