Die Schuldenbremse - eine Wachstumsbremse? Schon seit Jahren hat der Abbau der staatlichen Verschuldung eine hohe Priorität in wirtschaftspolitischen Debatten. Nun soll eine fiskalische Regel zur Schuldenbegrenzung - die so genannte Schuldenbremse - den Staat binden, die Verschuldung...

Increasing work incentives for people with low incomes is a common topic in the policy debate across European countries. The Mini-Jobʺ reform in Germany - introduced on April 1, 2003 - can be seen in line with these policies, exempting labour income below a certain threshold from taxes and...

In this paper we develop a structural model of female employment and fertility which accounts for intertemporal feedback effects between the two outcomes. We identify the effect of financial incentives on the employment and fertility decision by exploiting variation in the tax and transfer...

In this paper we develop a structural model of female employment and fertility which accounts for intertemporal feedback effects between the two outcomes. We identify the effect of financial incentives on the employment and fertility decision by exploiting variation in the tax and transfer...