policies in Estonia, Italy and the United Kingdom. Disentangling the contribution to inequality and poverty of each housing … impact on inequality in Estonia and on both inequality and relative poverty in Italy. In all three countries, housing … the housing advantage of homeowners and social tenants. We use the Euromod microsimulation model to simulate housing …

This study examines the dynamics of poverty for four OECD countries (Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United … States). It provides information on patterns of poverty, which groups stay in poverty the longest, and household …/individual characteristics and life-course events which appear to be most closely associated with transitions into and out of poverty and the …

demonstrate the application of these new measures to analyse the development of poverty and richness over time in Germany, to … compare Germany to the other EU-15 countries and to investigate the impact of tax reforms on poverty and richness. The latter … decreasing. The cross country analysis yields several groups of countries according to their values of poverty and richness …

demonstrate the application of these new measures to analyze the development of poverty and richness over time in Germany, to … compare Germany to many other European countries and to investigate the impact of tax reforms on poverty and richness. Using …

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We … rates. Our analysis is based on a microsimulation model that accounts for the interactions between wages, the tax …

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We … rates. Our analysis is based on a microsimulation model that accounts for the interactions between wages, the tax …

Empirical studies on minimum wages are primarily concerned with employment while their effects on income inequality … receive less attention. Yet, a popular argument for a federal minimum wage in Germany is that it will prevent in-work poverty … and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for different minimum wage levels on the basis of a …

compensated by a revenue-neutral reduction in income-related taxes. Based on a dual data base and a microsimulation model of labor … on inequality and progressivity become substantially lower when payroll taxes are reduced, which is due to increased work …

compensated by a revenue-neutral reduction in income-related taxes. Based on a dual data base and a microsimulation model of labor … on inequality and progressivity become substantially lower when payroll taxes are reduced, which is due to increased work …

contributions (SSC). Based on a dual data base and a microsimulation model of household labor supply behavior, we find a regressive … persists for PIT reductions, while the overall effects on inequality and progressivity become lower when payroll taxes are …