The social market economy in Germany has long been associated with ensuring prosperity and social inclusion. Given growing income and wealth inequality, the question of sustainability of this economic role model…
In contrast to the German tax law there are no child allowances in the social insurance. In this project we analyze their introduction, limited to the statutory pension insurance, using the ZEW tax-transfer…
We provide a microsimulation modelling tool to estimate household responses to changes in the tax and transfer system. While our study focuses on the effects on the supply side, we also provide an extension …
Das vorliegende Projekt baut auf den vom ZEW im Auftrag der Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen durchgeführten Simulationen von Reformoptionen für eine verbesserte materielle Absicherung von Kindern auf. Es…
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the German Federal Ministry of Finance organize a bi-annual Public Finance Dialogue (PFD) in Berlin, an exclusive workshop that brings together policy-makers,…
The purpose of the SEEK project "European Network on Better Institutions – ZEW ENBI" is to establish a network of European research institutes under the direction of ZEW. This network shall carry out applied …
This SEEK project aimed at a deeper understanding of inequalities both within and across regions in Germany and Europe. The project hence combines expertise in Regional Labour and Public Economics and mainly seeks…
Strengthening economic policy coordination and setting EU wide standards, for example for labor markets, is high on the political agenda in Europe (Five Presidents’ Report 2015). One important aspect in the debate…
On January 1, 2015, Germany introduced a statutory minimum wage of € 8.50 per hour. As the generally positive employment trend in Germany changed little in 2015, proponents of the minimum wage draw a positive…