Research on welfare participation often shows significant differences between immigrants and natives that are often attributed to immigrants' higher risk of welfare dependence. We study whether immigrants in Germany also differ from their German counterparts in their take-up behavior conditional...

We study a set of hypothetical reforms of child benefits in Germany, using a static tax-benefit microsimulation model augmented with endogenous labour supply and take-up choices (IAB-MSM). We distinguish between a reform of the universal non-means-tested child benefit, a reform of the...

Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat 2010 die Regelleistungen nach dem Zweiten und Zwölften Buch Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB II und SGB XII) in ihrer damaligen Form für nicht verfassungsgemäß erklärt. Als Reaktion auf das Urteil wurde das Regelbedarfs- Ermittlungsgesetz (RBEG) verabschiedet. In der...

We study a set of hypothetical reforms of child benefits in Germany using a static tax-benefit microsimulation model augmented with endogenous labour supply and take-up choices. We distinguish between a reform of the universal non-means-tested child benefit, a reform of the means-tested child...

In Medienberichten war jüngst von jährlichen Einsparungen in Höhe von zehn bis elf Milliarden Euro bei den Ausgaben für die Aufstocker durch die Einführung eines flächendeckenden Mindestlohns von 8,50 Euro pro Stunde die Rede. In der Pressekonferenz vom 11. Juli 2013, auf die sich die...

Microsimulation studies typically assume that all entitlements to means-tested benefits are actually claimed by eligible households, despite a large body of research that suggests that take-up rates are substantially below 100%. The assumption of full take-up tends to exaggerate the simulated...