The Corona pandemic has had a decisive impact on the year 2020 and an unprecedented (negative) impact on society and the economy. At the core of this simulation study is therefore the question of how the Corona pandemic has affected income levels and social inequality in Germany, and to what extent automatic stabilizers of the social security system and additional financial...
For the design of pension reform it is crucial to disentangle the employment effects related to the substitution and the income effect. In this paper we provide causal evidence about the importance of the income effect which in general has been assumed to be small or non-existent. We exploit a pension reform in Germany that raised pension benefits related to children. For...
As the institutional literature convincingly shows, socioeconomic phenomena are to a large extent shaped by the formal institutions, that is, legal acts (laws and ordinances). However, the latter are formulated in a specific language that is difficult to understand, let alone to measure. However, since the early 1990s, a whole branch of economic analysis of governmental regulations has evolved. It is ...
In this study, we analyze a reform to better balance income taxation, social contributions and means-tested social benefits. In order to relieve low-wage earners and middle classes, the employee contributions to social security are to be integrated into the personal income tax and the top income tax rates are to be increased. In addition, families with low and middle income are to be relieved and...
In dieser Studie wird ein Konzept zur besseren Abstimmung von Einkommensteuer, Sozialbeiträgen und bedürftigkeitsgeprüften Sozialleistungen entwickelt. Um Geringverdiener und Mittelschichten zu entlasten, sollen die Arbeitnehmerbeiträge zur Sozialversicherung in die Einkommensteuer integriert und die Spitzensteuersätze erhöht werden. Ferner sollen Familien mit...
Studie untersucht Alternativen zum Ehegattensplitting – Realsplitting mit niedrigem Übertragungsbetrag ist ein guter Kompromiss zwischen verschiedenen Anforderungen – Reform würde Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen fördern und Steuermehraufkommen von zehn Milliarden Euro erzielen Das in Deutschland seit den 50er Jahren gültige Ehegattensplitting führt zu hohen Steuersätzen ...
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