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Wie progressiv ist Deutschland? : das Steuer- und Transfersystem im europäischen Vergleich
Peichl, Andreas; Schaefer, Thilo - 2008
When comparing tax benefit systems across Europe, Germany is usually regarded as a country with a high level of taxes … the ongoing policy debate in Germany. In this paper, we compare the progressivity and redistribution induced by the tax …Deutschland wird häufig ein im europäischen Vergleich überdurchschnittliches Abgabenniveau bescheinigt. Da dies als …
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Does the Indexing of Government Transfers Make Carbon Pricing Progressive?
Fullerton, Don - 2011
We analyze both the uses side and the sources side incidence of domestic climate policy using an analytical general equilibrium model, taking into account the degree of government program indexing. When transfer programs such as Social Security are explicitly indexed to inflation, higher energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461889
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Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing
Weinzierl, Matthew - 2014
The price indexation of Social Security benefit payments has emerged in recent years as a flashpoint of debate in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457994
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Labor Supply Responses to Marginal Social Security Benefits : Evidence from Discontinuities
Liebman, Jeffrey B. - 2008
A key question for Social Security reform is whether workers currently perceive the link on the margin between the Social Security taxes they pay and the Social Security benefits they will receive. We estimate the effects of the marginal Social Security benefits that accrue with additional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464110
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Long-term Care in Germany
Geyer, Johannes; Börsch-Supan, Axel; Haan, Peter; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This chapter provides an overview of the German long-term care insurance. We document care needs and wellbeing of the elderly population. Moreover, we provide a detailed description of the German long-term care institutions (sources of finance and types of benefits), the professional care work...
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Evolution and determinants of rent burdens in Germany
Backhaus, Teresa; Gebers, Kathrin; Schröder, Carsten - 2015
The affordability of housing has become a major topic of discussion in Germany among both social scientists and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441591
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Earnings Test, Non-actuarial Adjustments and Flexible Retirement
Börsch-Supan, Axel H. - 2018
In response to the challenges of increasing longevity, an obvious policy response is to gradually increase the statutory eligibility age for public pension benefits and to shut down pathways to early retirement such as special rules for women. This is, however, very unpopular. As an alternative,...
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A new targeting - a new take-up? : non-take-up of social assistance in Germany after social policy reforms
Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Wiemers, Jürgen - 2010
We present first estimates of rates of non-take-up for social assistance in Germany after the implementation of major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008825581
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German male income volatility 1984 to 2008 : trends in permanent and transitory income components and the role of the welfare state
Bartels, Charlotte; Bönke, Timm - 2010
. We find evidence that the overall inequality of earnings in Germany has been rising throughout the period due to both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826575
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Getting poor to work : three welfare increasing reforms for a busy Germany
Jessen, Robin; Rostam-Afschar, Davud; Steiner, Viktor - 2015
We study three budget-neutral reforms of the German tax and transfer system designed to improve work incentives for people with low incomes: a feasible flat tax reform that provides a basic income which is equal to the current level of the means tested unemployment benefit, and two alternative...
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