The discussion of the support for renewable energy must consider the distributional impact of cost allocation. The public is sensitive to social imbalances caused by rising power prices that might jeopardize the acceptance of energy transformation. By the end of 2012 about 19 percent of German...

We analyze the distribution and concentration of market incomes in Germany in the period 1992 to 2001 on the basis of an integrated data set of individual tax returns and the German Socio-Economic Panel. The unique feature of this integrated data set is that it encompasses the whole spectrum of...

This paper provides formulas for optimal top marginal tax rates when couples are taxed according to income splitting between spouses, consumption is taxed, and the skill distribution is unbounded. Optimal top marginal income tax rates are computed for Germany using a dataset that includes the...

This paper analytically derives optimal top marginal tax rates when couples are taxed according to income splitting between spouses, consumption is taxed, and the skill distribution is unbounded. Optimal top marginal income tax rates are then quantified for Germany. Estimation results based on...

This paper empirically investigates the effects of changes in the interest rate as well as in the current and expected future consumer price levels on households’ consumption–savings decision. In a structural demand model applied to German consumption data, we use cross-sectional and...

Die betriebliche Altersvorsorge ist eine wichtige Ergänzung zur Gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung. Ihr Verbreitungsgrad schwankt zwischen 40 Prozent in Haushalten mit einem Erwachsenen und 66 Prozent in Paar-Haushalten. Bei den Letztgenannten steigt die Vorsorgequote sogar auf über 86 Prozent,...

Infolge der hohen Nettozuwanderung wachsen derzeit die Bevölkerung und damit auch die Anzahl der Erwerbsfähigen in Deutschland. Bereits in wenigen Jahren wird sich die demografische Entwicklung jedoch umkehren. Die Bevölkerung und vor allem die Anzahl der Erwerbstätigen werden zurückgehen....