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provides an inequality decomposition of the overall European income distribution by country. The EU Statistics on Income and …In view of rising concerns over increasing inequality in the European Union since the financial crisis, this study … Living Conditions are our empirical basis. Inequality has risen moderately within the core Euro area, particularly in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010517184
provides an inequality decomposition of the overall European income distribution by country. The EU Statistics on Income and …In view of rising concerns over increasing inequality in the European Union since the financial crisis, this study … Living Conditions are our empirical basis. Inequality has risen moderately within the core Euro area, particularly in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280012
inequality measures. This is due to two offsetting effects: a progressive one stemming from the subsidy schedule and a regressive …
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We solve the problem of a social planner who seeks to minimize inequality via transfers with a fixed public budget in a …
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This study quantifies the short-term distributional effects of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany. Using detailed survey data (German Socio-Economic Panel), we assess changes in the distributions of hourly wages, contractual and actual working hours, and monthly earnings. Our descriptive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011785655
Die Riester-Förderung soll dazu beitragen, dass häufiger und mehr für die Altersvorsorge gespart wird. Der Einfluss der Riester-Förderung auf die Sparneigung von Haushalten mit niedrigem Einkommen ist dabei ein zentrales Kriterium zur ökonomischen Evaluation dieser Politik. Unsere...
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In 2001 the German government started to promote the development of private pensions by means of special saving subsidies and tax incentives (Riester-scheme). That policy especially targets households with relatively low incomes. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel, we scrutinize the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299131
Since 2002 the German government seeks to stimulate private retirement savings by means of special allowances and tax exemptions - the so-called Riester scheme. We apply matching and panel regression techniques to assess the impact of the Riester scheme on households' propensities to save in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003941676
Since 2002 the German government seeks to stimulate private retirement savings by means of special allowances and tax exemptions - the so-called Riester scheme. We apply matching and panel regression techniques to assess the impact of the Riester scheme on households' propensities to save in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003952553
In 2001 the German government started to promote the development of private pensions by means of special saving subsidies and tax incentives (Riester-scheme). That policy especially targets households with relatively low incomes. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel, we scrutinize the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003655012