Das heutige System der sozialen Mindestsicherung verhindert in Deutschland die Ausbildung eines Niedriglohnsektors …, preventing employment at low wages. This creates substantial unemployment of the low-skilled. This paper discusses the …

This paper studies the effects of the introduction of Germany's statutory minimum wage in 2015 on employment and … difference-in-differences approach that compares the evolution of employment and unemployment between regions with varying … regular employment subject to social insurance, but a statistically significant negative effect on marginal employment. The …

that current fiscal policy is also intertemporally balanced provided that the favourable present employment situation lasts …-boomers' retirement. The improvement of employment has played an important role in this situation. We extend the standard generational … accounting methodology incorporating tax and transfer age profiles by employment status. This permits us to analyse the possible …