A Feasible Basic Income Scheme for Germany
Effects on Labor Supply, Poverty, and Income Inequality
Autoren: Sommer, Maximilian
Vorschau- Proposes a concept for a feasible basic income scheme that completely reconciles socio-political and economic requirements
- Applies the latest microeconomics methods, concretely analyzing allocation and distribution effects on different household types
- Based on up-to-date empirical data
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This book analyzes the consequences that would arise if Germany’s means-tested unemployment benefits were replaced with an unconditional basic income. The basic income scheme introduced is based on a negative income tax and calibrated to be both financially feasible and compatible with current constitutional legislation. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) the author examines the impact of the reform on the household labor supply as well as on both poverty and inequality measures. It is shown that by applying reasonable values for both the basic income and the implied marginal tax rate imposed on earned incomes, efficiency gains can be reconciled with generally accepted value statements. Furthermore, as the proposal includes a universal basic income for families, child poverty could be reduced considerably. The estimates are based on the discrete choice approach to labor supply.
- Inhaltsverzeichnis (7 Kapitel)
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Introduction
Seiten 1-6
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The Normative Argument for an Unconditional Basic Income
Seiten 7-49
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Implementation of a Basic Income by a Negative Income Tax
Seiten 51-73
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A Negative Income Tax Proposal for Germany
Seiten 75-105
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Modeling Political Reforms: The Discrete Approach to Labor Supply
Seiten 107-132
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (7 Kapitel)
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- Buchtitel
- A Feasible Basic Income Scheme for Germany
- Buchuntertitel
- Effects on Labor Supply, Poverty, and Income Inequality
- Autoren
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- Maximilian Sommer
- Titel der Buchreihe
- Contributions to Economics
- Copyright
- 2016
- Verlag
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Inhaber
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-24064-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-24064-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-24062-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-79575-1
- Buchreihen ISSN
- 1431-1933
- Auflage
- 1
- Seitenzahl
- XXI, 198
- Anzahl der Bilder
- 31 Abbildungen in Farbe
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