Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

The Evolution of Immigrants’ Homeownership in Germany

Recently, the homeownership rate of immigrants in Germany has increased by more than 20 percentage points. To shed light on this sharp rise, this paper investigates the driving forces of the trend in the homeownership rate of immigrant households in Germany between 1996 to 2005 and 2001 to 2011 using a probit-based non-linear decomposition method. Empirical findings suggest that 50 % of the change ...

The Impact of Inflation on Income Tax and Social Insurance Contributions in Europe

The Distribution of Average and Marginal Effective Tax Rates in European Union Member States

Average and marginal effective tax rates facing workers in the EU. A micro-level analysis of levels, distributions and driving factors

Falling up the Stairs - An Exploration of the Effects of "Bracket Creep" on Household Incomes

Household incomes and redistribution in the European Union: quantifying the equalising properties of taxes and benefits

An Evaluation of the Tax-Transfer Treatment of Married Couples in European Countries

Welfare reform in European Countries: A Micro-Simulation Analysis

Are Recipients of Social Assistance 'Benefit Dependent'? Concepts, Measurement and Results for Selected Countries

Means-tested Social Assistance (SA) benefits play an important role as social protection floors supporting households in financial difficulties. This paper presents evidence on the patterns of SA benefit receipt in a selection of OECD and EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of SA benefits in social protection systems and assesses the generosity of benefit payments. It then studies the ...

The sensitivity of poverty rates to macro-level changes in the European Union