I propose a method to decompose changes in income inequality into the contributions of policy changes, wage rate changes, and population changes while considering labor supply reactions. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), I apply this method to decompose the increase in income...

I propose a method to decompose changes in income inequality into the contributions of policy changes, wage rate changes, and population changes while considering labor supply reactions. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), I apply this method to decompose the increase in income...

We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week...

We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week...

We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week...

Die deutsche Konjunktur hat sich im zweiten Halbjahr 2018 deutlich abgeschwächt. Das reale Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) stagnierte mehr oder weniger. Eine wesentliche Rolle dabei spielten hier jedoch Sonderentwicklungen in der Automobilindustrie und in der Chemischen Industrie. Allerdings...

Nach einem schwachen zweiten Halbjahr 2018 expandierte das BIP im ersten Quartal dieses Jahres wieder kräftiger. Allerdings lassen vorlaufende Indikatoren wie die Erwartungen der Unternehmen und die Auftragseingänge rückläufige Zuwachsraten für die verbleibenden Quartals dieses...

We study three budget-neutral reforms of the German tax and transfer system designed to improve work incentives for people with low incomes: a feasible flat tax reform that provides a basic income which is equal to the current level of the means tested unemployment benefit, and two alternative...