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Sozialhilfe, Lohnabstand und Leistungsanreize

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The difference between the potential net wage income (including family allowances etc.) and the social welfare payments is measured for a large number of types of private households in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1998. It is shown that the difference is small for households consisting of at least three persons. For three types of households the difference between net wages and social assistance is measured for the 1962-1998 period. It turns out that it decreased significantly in the course of the decades. Independently of the household type, the (explicit and implicit) marginal tax rates for wage income amount to 100 percent for relatively large income intervals. Thus, the incentives to work seem to be strongly impaired. There is evidence that the adjustment of wages for low skilled workers in Germany was impeded by the system of social assistance.

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  • Boss, Alfred, 1999. "Sozialhilfe, Lohnabstand und Leistungsanreize," Kiel Working Papers 912, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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    1. Krause-Junk, Gerold, 1996. "Probleme einer Integration von Einkommensbesteuerung und steuerfinanzierten Sozialleistungen: Anmerkungen zum Gutachten der Experten-Kommission," Wirtschaftsdienst – Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik (1949 - 2007), ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 76(7), pages 345-349.
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    1. Norbert Berthold, 2000. "Abbau von Inflexibilitäten auf dem Arbeitsmarkt – Ist die Wirtschaftspolitik auf dem richtigen Weg?," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 1(2), pages 229-250, May.
    2. Glismann, Hans H. & Schrader, Klaus, 2001. "Ein funktionstüchtiges System privater Arbeitslosenversicherung," Kiel Working Papers 1076, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    3. Boss, Alfred, 2003. "Arbeits- und Investitionsanreize in Deutschland: die Rolle der Abgaben- und Transferpolitik als Determinante des Wachstums des Produktionspotentials," Kiel Working Papers 1148, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    4. Christensen, Björn, 2001. "The Determinants of Reservation Wages in Germany Does a Motivation Gap Exist?," Kiel Working Papers 1024, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    5. Berthold, Norbert & Thode, Eric, 2000. "Umverteilung in der Mittelschicht: notwendiges Übel im Kampf gegen Armut?," Discussion Paper Series 34, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Chair of Economic Order and Social Policy.

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      Keywords

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

      • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
      • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs

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