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Sozialhilfe, Lohnabstand, Leistungsanreize und Mindestlohnarbeitslosigkeit

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The difference between the potential net wage income and the social welfare payments is measured for different types of private households in Germany. In 2001, the difference is small for households consisting of at least three persons. For three types of households the difference is calculated for the 1962–2001 period; it turns out that it decreased significantly. The (explicit and implicit) marginal tax rates for wage income of the recipients of social assistance are extremely high (up to 100 percent). Thus, the incentives to work are strongly impaired. The downward adjustment of wages for low skilled workers was impeded by the system of social assistance. As a consequence, unemployment increased.

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  • Boss, Alfred, 2001. "Sozialhilfe, Lohnabstand, Leistungsanreize und Mindestlohnarbeitslosigkeit," Kiel Working Papers 1075, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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    Keywords

    incentives to work; poverty trap; unemployment; social assistance;
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    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household

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