Using information on desired and actual hours of work, we formulate a discrete choice model of constrained labor supply, where involuntary unemployment as well as over- and underemployment are modelled in a theoretically consistent way. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and...

Sofern Steuersysteme nicht vollständig entscheidungsneutral ausgestaltet sind, beeinflussen Steuern die Vorteilhaftigkeit verschiedener Handlungsalternativen und damit die Entscheidungen und das Verhalten der Steuerpflichtigen. Das Wissen über Verhaltenswirkungen von Steuern ist Voraussetzung...

The inheritance tax is often seen as an effective tool to reduce wealth inequality, to raise public budgets if needed, and to increase incentives to work by lowering the tax burden on labour, which is especially high in Germany according to the OECD. The purpose of this paper is therefore to...