marginal employment range between -.4 (number of male workers in west Germany) to -1 (working hours for women). We illustrate …' social security contributions (SSC) on marginal employment in Germany. …

with a small negative cumulative earnings effect for older workers in west Germany. …

policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage of 7.50 € per hour on the …. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing system of means-tested income support and …

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 …