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Living costs in Germany have surged since Russia's attack on Ukraine. In this article, we discuss pros and cons of different government policies to protect affected citizens. There is a vast domain of possible relief options, each coming with its own trade-offs and design pitfalls. Information...
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, basieren auf einem empirischen Mikrosimulationsmodell und einer repräsentativen Datengrundlage für Deutschland. Im Rahmen der …
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This paper deals with the impact of electoral competition on politicians' outside earnings. We propose a simple theoretical model with politicians facing a tradeoff between allocating their time to political effort or to an alternative use generating outside earnings. The model has a testable...
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Die öffentliche Debatte um den Solidaritätszuschlag nimmt gegenwärtig Fahrt auf. Am 9. August legte das Bundesfinanzministerium einen Gesetzesentwurf vor, der die Ergänzungsabgabe für gut 90% der Steuerzahler zurückführt. Dies soll durch die erhebliche Erhöhung der derzeit geltenden...
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Ungleichheit insgesamt ansteige. Dies bedeute jedoch nicht, dass es einer Person, die vorher in Deutschland lebe, schlechter gehe … Markteinkommen in Deutschland in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten drastisch gestiegen ist, da die Kapiteleinkommen stärker gewachsen sind … Immobiliengewinnern zählten Haushalte, die über Immobilienvermögen verfügen und das sei im "Mieterland Deutschland" noch nicht einmal …
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A framework is proposed for organizing phenomena related to the (mis)prediction of utility, in particular neglecting adaptation. A categorization is introduced that accounts for asymmetries in misprediction. In decision-making, goods and activities satisfying extrinsic desires are more salient...
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In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
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The trends and consequences of terrorist activities are often captured by counting the number of incidents and casualties. More recently, the effects of terrorist acts on various aspects of the economy have been analyzed. These costs are surveyed and put in perspective. As economic consequences...
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