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Wirkungen alternativer Steuerreformmodelle auf die Einkommensverteilung von Freien und anderen Berufen

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  • Joachim Merz
  • Henning Stolze
  • Markus Zwick

    (LEUPHANA University Lüneburg,Department of Economic, Behaviour and Law Sciences, Research Institute on Professions (Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe (FFB)))

Abstract

Based on comparisons between the former German tax system and the tax reform of 2000/2005 and other tax systems which were up for discussion this study investigates the (re-) distribution effects on the self employed (professions and entrepreneurs) and other socioeconomic groups. Additional the distribution of inequality of single socio-economic subgroups in comparison to the overall inequality is analysed by using the decomposition method. The analysis is based on anonymised microdata files of the German Income Tax Statistics, provided by the Fedaral Statistical Office. These files allow significant analysis of selfemployed. In contrast conventianal surveys produce only insufficient conclusions about income and tax burden of self employed.

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  • Joachim Merz & Henning Stolze & Markus Zwick, 2006. "Wirkungen alternativer Steuerreformmodelle auf die Einkommensverteilung von Freien und anderen Berufen," FFB-Discussionpaper 64, Research Institute on Professions (Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe (FFB)), LEUPHANA University Lüneburg.
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    Keywords

    alternative tax reform models; income distribution; (liberal) professions; selfemployed;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
    • J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
    • J48 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Particular Labor Markets; Public Policy

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