Der Artikel beschreibt, warum es nach der bisherigen Freibetragsregelung zu nicht beabsichtigten, 100% übersteigenden Transferentzugsraten kam und wie die Neuregelung dieses Problem vermeidet. Darüber hinaus wird das weiterhin bestehende Problem beim Kinderzuschlag dargestellt und es werden...

This study analyzes the effects of right-wing extremism on the well-being of immigrants based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1984 to 2006 merged with state-level information on election outcomes. The results show that the life satisfaction of immigrants is...

This paper investigates the relationship between the subjective well-being of both the employed and unemployed and regional unemployment rates. While employed men suffer from regional unemployment, unemployed men are significantly less negatively affected. This is consistent with a social-norm...