Der vorliegende Artikel wendet die Theorie über optimale Steuer-Transfer-Systeme an, um eine bestmögliche Relation zwischen Leistungen für Erwerbsfähige und Nichterwerbsfähige zu finden. An einem Beispiel in Anlehnung an die Arbeitsmarktsituation im Freistaat Sachsen werden mögliche...

Summary Effective from 2005, benefits for long-term unemployed have been reduced in Germany to the level of social assistance. This measure reflects the view that “all who are able to work, should work” - a view which makes sense only if the government can distinguish the disabled from the...

Effective from 2005, benefits for long-term unemployed have been reduced in Germany to the level of social assistance. This measure reflects the view that "all who are able to work, should work" - a view which makes sense only if the government can distinguish the disabled from the productive....