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The Labour Market and the Job Miracle
Heckman, James J.; Agell, Jonas; Gertser, Florian; … - In: CESifo Forum 4 (2003) 2, pp. 29-48
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998566
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Expanding the welfare system : a proposal for reform.
Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - Kiel Institute for the World Economy - 1998
The proposal involves the establishment of ?welfare accounts? for every person in a country. There are to be four accounts: a retirement account (covering pensions), an unemployment account (covering unemployment support), a human capital account (covering education and training), and a health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008520144
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Institutions in the Economic Fitness Landscape: What Impact Do Welfare State Institutions Have on Economic Performance?
Schettkat, Ronald - In: CESifo DICE Report 1 (2003) 2, pp. 27-33
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037373
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Der Einkommenssteuertarif verteilt stärker um als je zuvor: Eine Simulationsanalyse
Brügelmann, Ralph; Schaefer, Thilo - Finanzwissenschaftlichen Forschungsinstitut, … - 2012
Im Vorfeld der Bundestagswahl 2013 findet in Deutschland eine intensive Debatte über die Umverteilungswirkung der Einkommensteuer statt. Insbesondere mit der Senkung des Spitzensteuersatzes auf zwischenzeitlich 42 und nun 45 Prozent wird eine überproportionale Bevorzugung hoher Einkommen...
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La aritmética del estado de bienestar en España
Moliné, Eduardo Bandrés - In: EKONOMIAZ 81 (2012) 03, pp. 39-62
potential for redistribution, given that any process of reform must take into account the balance of winners and losers. It is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010860589
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Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution
Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco; Yamamura, Eiji - Econometica - 2014
Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are sig- nificantly correlated with expectations of … significantly and positively affects preferences for redistribution. On the other hand, living in an area where most citizens do not … stigmatize rent seeking, makes men more favourable to redistribution, which may be seen as a social equalizer in an unfair …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933357
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Trust and the Welfare State: The Twin Peaks Curve
Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre; Sangnier, Marc - HAL - 2014
We show the existence of a twin peaks relation between trust and the size of the welfare state that stems from two opposing forces. Uncivic people support large welfare states because they expect to benefit from them without bearing their costs. But civic individuals support generous benefits...
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Income inequality and the welfare state: How redistributive is the public sector?
Obst, Thomas - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Hochschule für … - 2013
This paper explores the nexus between the phenomenon of increasing income inequality and redistributive effects of the public sector. In an empirical analysis of seven OECD countries the redistributive effect will be examined by measuring the difference between inequality of market incomes and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010955095
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Expanding the welfare system : a proposal for reform
Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 1998
The proposal involves the establishment of ?welfare accounts? for every person in a country. There are to be four accounts: a retirement account (covering pensions), an unemployment account (covering unemployment support), a human capital account (covering education and training), and a health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010955894
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Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution
Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco; Yamamura, Eiji - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für … - 2014
Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of … significantly and positively affects preferences for redistribution. On the other hand, living in an area where most citizens do not … stigmatize rent seeking, makes men more favourable to redistribution, which may be seen as a social equalizer in an unfair …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957812