In this paper, we address the question whether family support via the income tax system is more generous in France than in Germany, as it is often claimed in the public debate. We use two micro-data sets and a micro-simulation model to compare effective average tax rates for different household...

A comparison based on German and French micro data shows that the redistributive effects of family support provided in the form of tax relief are stronger in Germany than in France. This is true both for redistribution between households of different sizes and for redistribution between...

Ein Vergleich der Umverteilungswirkungen der steuerlichen Familienförderung in Deutschland und Frankreich auf Basis von Mikrodaten zeigt, dass die Umverteilung in Deutschland eine größere Dimension hat als in Frankreich. Dies gilt sowohl für die Umverteilung zwischen Haushalten...

In this paper, we address the question whether family support via the income tax system is more generous in France than in Germany, as it is often claimed in the public debate. We use two micro-data sets and a micro-simulation model to compare effective average tax rates for different household...