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Public Pensions, Changing Employment Patterns, and the Impact of Pension Reforms across Birth Cohorts: A Microsimulation Analysis for Germany
Geyer, Johannes; Steiner, Viktor - 2010
birth cohorts in Germany. The analysis is based on a rich dataset that combines household survey data from the German Socio … East Germany and for the low educated. Using simulated life cycle employment and income profiles, we project gross future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600919
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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/10011600936
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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/10011600967
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A Wealth Tax on the Rich to Bring down Public Debt? Revenue and Distributional Effects of a Capital Levy
Bach, Stefan; Beznoska, Martin; Steiner, Viktor - 2011
The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political...
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