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An Integrated Micro Data Base for Tax Analysis in Germany
Bach, Stefan - 2017
die Steuerlast in Deutschland? - Verteilungswirkungen des deutschen Steuer- und Transfersystems” (Who bears the tax burden … in Germany? – Distributional Analyses of the German tax and transfer system). Financial support from the Hans Böckler …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950490
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The Benefits and Problems of Linking Micro and Macro Models - Evidence from a Flat Tax Analysis
Peichl, Andreas - 2009
tax reform proposals for Germany. Taking feedback effects into account has important implications for the evaluation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013159776
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Polarization of Economic Well-Being, Distributional Conflicts, and Perceptions of Inequality in Germany (Wohlstandspolarisierung, Verteilungskonflikte Und Ungleichheitswahrnehmunge...
Faik, Jürgen; Becker, Jens - 2010
resources and the perception of social inequality in Germany will be picked out as a central theme. By means of empirical … by the wellbeing indicator income – has increased in the Federal Republic of Germany during the recent past. This is … includes some dangers for the democracy and the social stability in Germany although in an EU-27 perspective – at least in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014199252
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Determinants and Consequences of Health Behaviour : New Evidence from German Micro Data
Schneider, Brit S.; Schneider, Udo - 2011
The economic costs of chronic health conditions and severe illnesses like diabetes, coronary heart disease or cancer are immense. Several clinical trials give information about the impor-tance of individual behaviour for the prevalence of these illnesses. Changes in health relevant behaviour may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014199660
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The Effects of Expanding the Generosity of the Statutory Sickness Insurance System
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Karlsson, Martin - 2009
In 1999, in Germany, the statutory sick pay level was increased from 80 to 100 percent of foregone earnings for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014199809
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Maternal Life Satisfaction and Child Outcomes : Are They Related?
Berger, Eva M.; Spiess, C. Katharina - 2009
This paper investigates the association between maternal life satisfaction and the developmental functioning of two- to three-year-old children as well as the socio-emotional behavior of five- to six-year-old children. We use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), which allows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014200149
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Effect of Labor Division between Wife and Husband on the Risk of Divorce : Evidence from German Data
Kraft, Kornelius; Neimann, Stefanie - 2009
Using German panel data from 1984 to 2007, we analyze the impact of labor division between husband and wife on the risk of divorce. Gary Becker's theory of marriage predicts that specialization in domestic and market work, respectively, reduces the risk of separation. Traditionally, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014202209
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Glass Ceiling Effect and Earnings - The Gender Pay Gap in Managerial Positions in Germany
Holst, Elke; Busch, Anne - 2009
study attempts to fill this gap. Managers in private companies in Germany are a highly selective group of women and men, who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014207016
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Other-Regarding Preferences, Spousal Disability and Happiness : Evidence from German Couples
Braakmann, Nils - 2009
This paper considers the impact of adverse health shocks that hit an individual’s partner on subjective well-being. Using data on couples from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the years 1984 to 2006, I compare the losses in well-being caused by own and spousal disability using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014207354
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Modifying the Rebound : It depends! Explaining Mobility Behaviour on the Basis of the German Socio-Economic Panel
Matiaske, Wenzel; Menges, Roland; Spiess, Martin - 2009
We address the empirical question to which extent higher fuel efficiency of cars affects additional travel and how this behavioural aspect is modified by additional variables. The data set used to estimate a theoretical model of the rebound effect covers two panel waves, 1998 and 2003, taken...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014207987