Examining the role of social protection and taxation systems in developing countries during times of crises, the main objective of this work is to promote understanding about proper crisis response and the way social protection and tax systems can be made more sustainable to support countries'...

Um die Potentiale der Mikrosimulation als ein Instrument zur Analyse zukünftiger Versorgungslagen in verschiedenen (sozialpolitischen) Bereichen aufzuzeigen, wurde am Beispiel der Stadt Trier eine Mikrosimulationsstudie durchgeführt, bei der der Einfluss unterschiedlicher Wanderungsszenarien...

Income inequality became more and more prominent in the academic and policy debate in recent years and particularly since the economic downturn. Inequality, indeed, may have long-term effects on (potential) growth and macroeconomic stability, reinforcing existing inequalities and reducing...

This paper documents methodology underlying the construction of the integrated data base for our study on "Wer trägt die Steuerlast in Deutschland? - Verteilungswirkungen des deutschen Steuer- und Transfersystems" (Who bears the tax burden in Germany? - Distributional Analyses of the German tax...

This paper documents methodology underlying the construction of the integrated data base for our study on "Wer trägt die Steuerlast in Deutschland? - Verteilungswirkungen des deutschen Steuer- und Transfersystems" (Who bears the tax burden in Germany? - Distributional Analyses of the German tax...