We use variation in marginal tax rates and in tax bracket thresholds at which they apply in order to identify the substitution and income effects of tax reforms. We use a triple-difference estimator that exploits variation from subnational tax reforms, for which behavioral responses to taxes are...

In this report, we combine theory and empirical estimates for how labor earnings respond to changes in tax rates and unearned income. We use lottery winnings to obtain variation in unearned income and tax reforms to obtain variation in the net of tax rate. Combining this information with...

Die Coronapandemie, die Energiepreisekrise und die damit einhergehenden hohen Inflationsraten haben ihre Spuren hinterlassen. Die bis zu Beginn des Jahres 2023 sinkenden Reallöhne haben einen Teil der Reallohnzuwächse der Vorjahre aufgezehrt: Im Jahresdurchschnitt 2023 lag der Reallohnindex...

We provide novel evidence about the incentive and welfare effects of an increase in the generosity of disability benefits. Importantly, a unique policy variation in Germany allows us to isolate the income effect of a change in benefit generosity. We leverage this quasi-experimental policy...