Publikationen der Forschungsgruppe Ungleichheit und Verteilungspolitik

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 18-014 // 2018

    Optimal Taxes on Capital in the OLG Model with Uninsurable Idiosyncratic Income Risk

    We characterize the optimal linear tax on capital in an Overlapping Generations model with two period lived households facing uninsurable idiosyncratic labor income risk. The Ramsey government internalizes the…

  2. ZEW policy brief Nr. 18-02 // 2018

    Verteilungswirkungen der Reformpläne der Großen Koalition: Rentner und Familien sind die Hauptprofiteure

    Das stabile Wirtschaftswachstum der vergangenen Jahre hat finanzielle Spielräume im deutschen Staatshaushalt geschaffen. Diese will die neu gebildete Große Koalition unter anderem nutzen, um breite…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2018

    Do retirement savings increase in response to information about retirement and expected pensions?

    How can retirement savings be increased? We explore a unique policy change in the context of the German pension system to study this question. As of 2005 (with a phase-in period between 2002 and 2004), the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 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…