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  1. Project // 06.06. – 31.12.2014

    Reform Options for the German Fiscal Equalization

    This study, based on the insights from the public finance literature, is to identify the key deficits of the German fiscal equalization system. The state of the literature on key questions and controversies will…

    06.06. – 31.12.2014
    Inequality and Public Policy
  2. Project // 01.06.2014 – 01.06.2015

    Tax Incidence and Behavioural Effects of Taxation

    Good tax policy fundamentally depends on knowledge about the effects of taxation on prices and economic behavior of individuals and firms. For example, income taxes only serve their purpose if they do not yield a…

    01.06.2014 – 01.06.2015
    Inequality and Public Policy
  3. Project // 01.04. – 31.12.2014

    Returns to Educational Investments

    This study assesses individual and fiscal returns to educational investments in Germany, based on the ZEW microsimulation model. Tertiary education is compared to higher secondary and vocational education and…

    01.04. – 31.12.2014
    Inequality and Public Policy
  4. Project // 01.04.2014 – 30.09.2015

    SEEK Project 2014: Evaluating the Introduction of a Uniform Minimum Wage in Germany: A Structural Equilibrium Job Search Approach

    The objective of the project is to develop an econometric structural equilibrium search model that can be used for ex-ante simulations of the introduction of a uniform minimum wage in Germany. The target of the…

    01.04.2014 – 30.09.2015
    Inequality and Public Policy
  5. Project // 01.10.2013 – 30.09.2014

    SEEK 2013: Fiscal Policy in Europe After the Financial and Economic Crisis: Incentive, Stabilization and Distributional Effects

    The financial and economic crisis had a severe impact on public finances in Europe. The immediate short-term fiscal policy responses served to cushion some of the adverse effects of the crisis. But the initial…

    01.10.2013 – 30.09.2014
    Inequality and Public Policy
  6. Project // 01.10.2013 – 31.03.2014

    Cost of Non-Europe of the Absence of an Unemployment Insurance Scheme for the Euro Area

    From the perspective of optimal currency areas, a monetary union such as the euro area which is characterized by low labor mobility needs fiscal institutions which may have stabilizing effects in the case of…

    01.10.2013 – 31.03.2014
    Inequality and Public Policy
  7. Project // 01.10.2013 – 30.09.2015

    Perspectives for a European Fiscal Union

    Many observers argue that the European monetary union will not survive unless it is complemented by a ‘fiscal union’. In this context, the introduction of a fiscal capacity at the euro area level as proposed by…

    01.10.2013 – 30.09.2015
    Inequality and Public Policy
  8. Project // 17.08.2013 – 31.03.2014

    Economic Expertise on the German Vertical Equalization Scheme

    The two German federal states of Bavaria and Hesse recently filed a lawsuit in the German supreme court against the current German vertical equalization scheme, which regulates the financial relationship of the…

    17.08.2013 – 31.03.2014
    Inequality and Public Policy
  9. Project // 01.04.2013 – 30.09.2014

    SEEK-Project 2013: The Effects of Family Policy on Education, Labour Supply, and Fertility Decisions

    Female labour force participation and fertility rates have been very low in Germany, particularly among women with a university degree. Long career breaks and their high opportunity costs may explain both facts.…

    01.04.2013 – 30.09.2014
    Inequality and Public Policy