Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are much higher among Austrian mothers. In order to find out to what extent these differences can be attributed to differences in the tax transfer-system, we perform a comparative...

Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are much higher among Austrian mothers. In order to find out to what extent these differences can be attributed to differences in the tax transfer system, we perform a comparative...

The modernisation of Swedish households during the twentieth century prompted a considerable productivity growth in household production, which reduced the time input for a fixed volume of routine household work by about 35 per cent 1920-1990. Much of that time was gradually transferred to the...

Die demographische Alterung erzeugt Risiken für die langfristige Tragfähigkeit der öffentlichen Finanzen in Deutschland, die bei haushaltspolitischen Entscheidungen bereits kurz- und mittelfristig zu beachten sind. Die im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen durchgeführte Untersuchung...

Der demografische Alterungsprozess, der in Deutschland aktuell in eine akute Phase tritt, erzeugt Risiken für die langfristige Tragfähigkeit der öffentlichen Finanzen. Die im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen erstellte Studie leistet Vorarbeiten für den Sechsten...