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This paper formulates a model to examine the effects of changes in tax-benefit policy on the behavior of divorced parents and the well-being of children in single-parent households. Noncustodial parents choose the level of a child support payment to transfer to custodians. These, in turn, decide...
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Die sozialen Sicherungssysteme müssen reformiert werden, damit sie im demografischen Wandel finanzierbar bleiben. Es gilt, das Erwerbspersonenpotenzial auf dem Arbeitsmarkt besser auszuschöpfen. Durch eine Verbesserung der Kindertagesbetreuung und den Umbau des Ehegattensplittings sollte die...
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Die Förderung institutionalisierter Kinderbetreuung durch die öffentliche Hand ist eines der zentralen Elemente in der deutschen Familienpolitik der letzten 20 Jahre. Während bereits zum 1. Januar 1996 ein Rechtsanspruch auf Tagesbetreuung für Kinder ab dem vollendeten dritten Lebensjahr...
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Im Gegensatz zur öffentlich geförderten Kinderbetreuung, die die Arbeitsmarktbeteiligung von Müttern erhöht und sich größtenteils selbst finanziert, können monetäre Leistungen wie das Kindergeld zu negativen Beschäftigungseffekten bei Müttern führen. Die tatsächlichen Kosten einer...
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A large fraction of domestically abused women report that their partners interfere with their participation in education and employment. As of yet, mainstream economics has not dealt in any systematic way with this phenomenon and its implications for welfare policy. This paper puts forward a...
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This paper explores the implications of gender-based income taxation in a non- cooperative model of a couple's time allocation between market work and providing a household public good. We find that the optimal structure of differential taxation by gender is solely determined by spouses'...
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This paper examines the effects of the Working Families' Tax Credit (WFTC) on couples in Britain. We develop a simple model of household decisions which explicitly accounts for the role played by the tax and benefit system. Its main implications are then tested using panel data from the British...
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This paper formulates a model to examine the effects of changes in tax-benefit policy on the behavior of divorced parents and the well-being of children in single-parent households. Noncustodial parents choose the level of a child support payment to transfer to custodians. These, in turn, decide...
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