Spermann, Alexander - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 218 (1999) 5-6, pp. 647-657
Summary An important feature of the European unemployment problem is the disincentive to supply labour for low-productivity workers due to generous levels of non-labour income in conjunction with marginal effective tax rates of around 100 % for low levels of income (poverty trap). Targeted...