Publications of the Research Group Inequality and Public Policy

  1. Refereed Journal // 2018

    An Unemployment Insurance Scheme for the Euro Area? A Comparison of Different Alternatives using Microdata

    This is the first paper that assesses the importance of different stabilization channels of an unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA). We provide insights into the potential added value of common…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-060 // 2017

    Tax Refunds and Income Manipulation Evidence from the EITC

    Welfare programs are important for reducing poverty but create incentives for recipients to maximize their income by either reducing labor supply or manipulating taxable income. In this paper, we quantify the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-045 // 2017

    Tax Morale and the Role of Social Norms and Reciprocity. Evidence from a Randomized Survey Experiment

    We present the first randomized survey experiment in the context of tax compliance to assess the role of social norms and reciprocity for intrinsic tax morale. We find that participants in a reciprocity…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Remittances and Public Finances: Evidence from Oil-Price Shocks

    We study the effect of inflowing remittances - a major source of capital for many countries - on tax revenues and tax policy. Instrumenting remittances with changes in the oil-price interacted with a…