In this paper I develop an intertemporal discrete choice model of female labor supply that allows to analyze state dependence and labor supply along the extensive and the intensive margin. Drawing on microsimulation the nonlinearities in the household budget set are captured and thus work...

In this paper we analyze the distributional effects of family related transfers in the German pension system. In particular based on a stylized microsimulation model in combination withself-collected survey data we study how different transfer programs affect the pension income and help to...

The planned increase of the insurance periods recognized for bringing up children (Mütterrente) will increase the pension contribution rate by an average of 0.3 percentage points and reduce the gross pension level by an average of 0.4 percentage points by 2018. However, since government...

The German political parties presented their plans for income tax rates and taxation of capital income in the run up to the parliamentary election. While the government parties are proposing tax breaks for the medium and higher income brackets by reducing the effects of bracket creep, the...

Für einen internationalen Vergleich der Steuerbelastung ist eine differenzierte Betrachtung der effektiven steuerlichen Belastung nach Gruppen von Steuerpflichtigen von Interesse. Auf Basis des europäischen Mikrosimulationsmodells EUROMOD zeigt diese Studie, dass die effektive Belastung der...

The health system and the various healthcare markets are characterized by a number of special features requiring a high degree of government regulation. Giving all sections of the population access to healthcare services, and doing this cost-effectively and affordably, is a political challenge...

Family-related breaks in employment often lead to lower statutory pension entitlements, especially for retired mothers. Against this background, the legislation for marriage- and family-related payments has been designed to compensate for such deficits in old-age provision. These payments are...

Depending on how it is structured, the introduction of a European unemployment insurance within the euro area could make a significant contribution to stabilizing economic development. This even applies to a relatively small-scale system (based on the volume of transfers) with a maximum...

We specify and estimate a dynamic structural life-cycle model of labor supply, retirement and savings decisions of single-adult and couple households. Drawing on our model, we study the interplay between family labor supply and public insurance mechanisms. By including family labor supply, we...