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An unconditional basic income in the family context: Labor supply and distributional effects

Horstschräer, Julia; Clauss, Markus; Schnabel, Reinhold - 2010

In this paper we estimate the effects of an unconditional basic income on labor supply and income distribution with a special focus on the incentives to work in the family context. An unconditional basic income guarantees every citizen a minimum income without any means-testing. We simulate a...

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Evaluation of public R&D policies: A cross-country comparison

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Lopes Bento, Cindy - 2010

This study focuses on the effect of public funding on internal R&D investment and on total innovation intensity on a …

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Short-term training programs for immigrants: do effects differ from natives and why?

Aldashev, Alisher; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2010

welfare recipients in Germany. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between both groups and what might …

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Temporary extra jobs for immigrants: Merging lane to employment or dead-end road in welfare?

Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2010

We evaluate the effects of the most frequently used German welfare-to-work program on the employment chances of immigrant welfare recipients. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between immigrants and natives and what might cause these potential differences. Our results...

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Wirkungen eines Betreuungsgeldes bei bedarfsgerechtem Ausbau frühkindlicher Kindertagesbetreuung: Eine Mikrosimulationsstudie

Beninger, Denis; Bonin, Holger; Horstschräer, Julia; … - 2010

Der Beitrag evaluiert die Wirkungen eines Betreuungsgeldes bei gleichzeitigem Ausbau der öffentlich geförderten Tagesbetreuung für Kinder im Alter von 13 bis 36 Monaten. Wir schätzen mit SOEP-Daten und unter Berücksichtigung partiell beobachtbarer Rationierungen im Betreuungsbereich ein...

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A macroeconomic model for the evaluation of labor market reforms

Krebs, Tom; Scheffel, Martin - 2010

replacement rate is lower than the current (post-reform) replacement rate in Germany. However, implementing the optimal …

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Intensifying the use of benefit sanctions: an effective tool to shorten welfare receipt and speed up transitions to employment?

Boockmann, Bernhard; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2009

Benefit sanctions imposed on non-compliant welfare recipients are a new element in the German welfare system. In practice, the sanction policy and the application of sanctions vary considerably across the 439 welfare agencies. Based on combined administrative and survey data, these differences...

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Fixing the leak: unemployment incidence before and after the 2006 reform of unemployment benefits in Germany

Dlugosz, Stephan; Stephan, Gesine; Wilke, Ralf A. - 2009

From 2002-2004, the German government passed several laws that curtailed the generosity of the unemployment compensation system. One of the most ambitious changes was a considerable reduction in unemployment benefit entitlement lengths for older unemployed, which was effective during 2006 and...

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Fiskalische Kosten einer steuerlichen Förderung von Forschung und Entwicklung in Deutschland: Eine empirische Analyse verschiedener Gestaltungsoptionen

Elschner, Christina; Ernst, Christof; Spengel, Christoph - 2010

in Deutschland auf Basis eines Mikrosimulationsmodells. Die fiskalischen Kosten betragen zwischen 464 Mio. € und 5 …, da sonst etwa ein Drittel der Unternehmen nicht oder nur teilweise in den Genuss der Förderung kommen würde und sich … dadurch starke Verzerrungen zwischen ertragsstarken und ertragsschwachen Unternehmen ergeben. Eine Differenzierung der …

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Teaching, organization, and personal problems: Evidence from reforming tertiary education in Germany

Mühlenweg, Andrea M. - 2010

Germany has recently made extensive reforms in its tertiary education system. Traditional degrees are being replaced by …

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