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Das Bundesverfassungsgerichtsurteil zu den Hartz-IV-Regelsätzen: Hintergrund und Bedeutung

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  • Stefan Bauernschuster
  • Wido Geis
  • Christian Holzner
  • Helmut Rainer

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Am 9. Februar 2010 hat das Bundesverfassungsgericht die Berechnung der Hartz-IV-Regelsätze für nicht konform mit der Verfassung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland befunden. In diesem Artikel wird die aktuelle Hartz-IV-Gesetzeslage dargelegt, die Kritik des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zusammengefasst, die alternativen Berechnungs- und Auszahlungsmodalitäten im bestehenden System aufgezeigt und Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten diskutiert.

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  • Stefan Bauernschuster & Wido Geis & Christian Holzner & Helmut Rainer, 2010. "Das Bundesverfassungsgerichtsurteil zu den Hartz-IV-Regelsätzen: Hintergrund und Bedeutung," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 63(05), pages 21-29, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:63:y:2010:i:05:p:21-29
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    Keywords

    Arbeitsrecht; Soziale Sicherung; Verfassung; Existenzminimum; Sozialhilfe; Deutschland; Hartz-Reform;
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    JEL classification:

    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • K10 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - General (Constitutional Law)

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