Das Ehegattensplitting gilt als Besteuerungsprinzip, das der Förderung von Ehe und Familie dient. Ernst Niemeier ist der Auffassung, dass es vor allem die horizontale Steuergerechtigkeit wahren soll. Er setzt sich auch mit dem Diskussionsbeitrag eines Autorenteams des DIW auseinander, das...

Germany is characterised by large gender gaps in the labour market. Both the gender pay gap as well as the gender gap in working hours are among the highest in Europe. Family policy reforms such as increasing the parental leave period that is ear-marked for fathers as well as reducing the high...

Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are much higher among Austrian mothers. In order to find out to what extent these differences can be attributed to differences in the tax transfer-system, we perform a comparative...

Germany is characterised by large gender gaps in the labour market. Both the gender pay gap as well as the gender gap in working hours are among the highest in Europe. Family policy reforms such as increasing the parental leave period that is ear-marked for fathers as well as reducing the high...