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  1. Project // 01.01.2015 – 31.12.2018

    The Effects of Family Policy on Labour Supply and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from a Dynamic Structural Micro-Economic Model with Task-Specific Human Capital, Estimated Using Microdata for France and Germany

    Although France and Germany are similar in many socio-economic dimensions, their total fertility rates are at the opposite extremes of the spectrum found in the OECD. German family policy has sought to increase…

    01.01.2015 – 31.12.2018
    Inequality and Public Policy
  2. Project // 01.01. – 31.12.2015

    Jointly Optimal Income Taxes for Different Types of Income

    A recent literature suggests imposing different tax rates on different types of taxpayers. The rationale behind this approach is based on two conditions: (i) The characteristics of the considered types of…

    01.01. – 31.12.2015
    Inequality and Public Policy
  3. Project // 01.01.2015 – 30.12.2018

    Behavioral Incidence Effects of Tax Reforms

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    01.01.2015 – 30.12.2018
    Inequality and Public Policy
  4. Project // 01.01.2015 – 31.03.2016

    Meta-study on Labour Supply Elasticities and the Elasticity of Taxable Income

    In scientific literature, two key parameters have been established measuring the reaction to income tax changes: labour supply elasticities on the one hand and the elasticity of taxable income on the other.…

    01.01.2015 – 31.03.2016
    Inequality and Public Policy
  5. Project // 01.09.2014 – 31.08.2017

    Automatic Fiscal Stabilisers in the EU During the Recent Crisis - Perspectives for a Fiscal Union?

    The idea of enhanced fiscal integration in Europe is a key concept in overcoming the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and stabilising the European Currency Union. Various ideas regarding the design of a fiscal…

    01.09.2014 – 31.08.2017
    Inequality and Public Policy
  6. Project // 01.09.2014 – 31.12.2015

    Analyse der Verteilung von Einkommen und Vermögen in Deutschland

    Das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BAMS) vergibt im Rahmen der Erstellung des fünften Armuts- und Reichtumsberichts ein Forschungsprojekt mit de, Titel Analyse der Verteilung von Einkommen und Vermögen…

    01.09.2014 – 31.12.2015
    Inequality and Public Policy
  7. Project // 01.08. – 30.09.2014

    Automatic Stabilisers in the Eurozone: Analysis of their Effectiveness at the Member State and Euro Area Level and in International Comparison

    The aim of this study is to analyze fiscal policy in the euro area under the current institutional architecture of the Eurozone. In the first part, it will be investigated to what extent automatic stabilizers have…

    01.08. – 30.09.2014
    Inequality and Public Policy
  8. Project // 01.07.2014 – 31.12.2015

    Property Taxes and Rental Housing

    We study the effects of property taxes on housing markets and municipalities. Despite a broad and comprehensive literature on the incidence of property taxes, there is still neither an empirical nor a theoretical…

    01.07.2014 – 31.12.2015
    Inequality and Public Policy
  9. Project // 01.07.2014 – 31.05.2015

    An Unemployment Insurance Scheme for the Euro Area? A Comparison of Different Alternatives Using Micro Data

    We analyze different alternatives how a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA) could be designed and assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of asymmetric…

    01.07.2014 – 31.05.2015
    Inequality and Public Policy