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The cushioning effect of short-time work and discretionary policy measures : an assessment of the COVID-19 crisis in Germany
Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; Hufkens, Tine; … - 2021
In this paper, we investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on German household income using a micro-level approach. We combine a microsimulation model with labour market transition techniques to simulate the COVID-19 shock on the German labour market. We find the consequences of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012507246
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Happy taxpayers? : income taxation and well-being
Akay, Alpaslan; Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; … - 2012
This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009665536
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Sufficient statistic or not? : the elasticity of taxable income in the presence of deduction possibilities
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2014
The elasticity of taxable income (ETI) is often interpreted as a sufficient statistic to assess the welfare costs of taxation. Building on the conceptual framework of Chetty (2009), we show that this assertion does no longer hold for tax systems with deduction possibilities if (i) deductions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010416208
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Sufficient statistic or not? : the elasticity of taxable income in the presence of deduction possibilities
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2014
The elasticity of taxable income (ETI) is often interpreted as a sufficient statistic to assess the welfare costs of taxation. Building on the conceptual framework of Chetty (2009), we show that this assertion does no longer hold for tax systems with deduction possibilities if (i) deductions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010417996
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Die Flat Tax: wer gewinnt? Wer verliert? : Eine empirische Analyse für Deutschland
Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas; Schaefer, Thilo - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003360022
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The benefits of linking CGE and microsimulation models : evidence from a flat tax analysis
Peichl, Andreas (contributor) - 2008
Mircrosimulation models (MSM) and Computable General Equilibrium models (CGE) have both been widely used in policy analysis. The combination of these two model types allows the utilisation of the advantages of both types. The aim of this paper is to describe the state-of-the-art in simulation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003759271
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Führt Steuervereinfachung zu einer "gerechteren" Einkommensverteilung? : Eine empirische Analyse für Deutschland
Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas; Schaefer, Thilo - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003261083
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The benefits of linking CGE and microsimulation models : evidence from a flat tax analysis
Peichl, Andreas (contributor) - 2008
Mircrosimulation models (MSM) and Computable General Equilibrium models (CGE) have both been widely used in policy analysis. The combination of these two model types allows the utilisation of the advantages of both types. The aim of this paper is to describe the state-of-the-art in simulation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728672
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Wie progressiv ist Deutschland? : Das Steuer- und Transfersystem im Europäischen Vergleich
Peichl, Andreas (contributor); Schaefer, Thilo (contributor) - 2008
Deutschland wird häufig ein im europäischen Vergleich überdurchschnittliches Abgabenniveau bescheinigt. Da dies als … eine der Hauptursachen für vergleichsweise schwaches Wachstum und hohe Arbeitslosigkeit gilt, werden in der … Deutschland im europäischen Vergleich insgesamt eher im mittleren Bereich anzusiedeln ist. Gleichwohl kann der deutschen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003741753
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Wie progressiv ist Deutschland? : das Steuer- und Transfersystem im europäischen Vergleich
Peichl, Andreas (contributor); Schaefer, Thilo (contributor) - 2008
When comparing tax benefit systems across Europe, Germany is usually regarded as a country with a high level of taxes and contributions which is often seen as a main challenge for the economic performance of the welfare state. In this paper, we analyse the progressivity and redistribution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003670698