private households in Germany. In 2001, the difference is small for households consisting of at least three persons. For three … percent). Thus, the incentives to work are strongly impaired. The downward adjustment of wages for low skilled workers was …

Wir präsentieren einen Vorschlag für die Neuausrichtung der Arbeitslosenunterstützung in Deutschland: die Einführung …. Wir stellen detailliert dar, wie ein solches System von Beschäftigungskonten in Deutschland ausgestaltet und implementiert …We present a proposal for reforming unemployment assistance in Germany through the introduction of unemployment …

Due to labor market reforms in Germany some years ago, the incentives to work changed. The paper analyzes the effects … on the reservation wages for specific groups. It is assumed that reservation wages are determined by the replacement … model for Germany. It turns out that the replacement rates increased in the period 1950 to 1975. Thereafter, the rates for …

will remain a problem in Germany. -- Wage income tax ; marginal tax rates ; bracket creep ; simulation and forecast of wage …

We present a proposal for reforming unemployment assistance in Germany through the introduction of unemployment … improve employment incentives without significant changes in the current redistribution scheme. We provide a detailed account … of how such a system of UAs can be designed and implemented in Germany. To make the influence of UAs as transparent as …

high. It is concluded that employment probably will not be affected significantly by that part of the reform which aims at …