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Subsidizing Low Earnings: German Debates and U.S. Experiences

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  • Waltraud Schelkle

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Die staatliche Förderung eines Niedriglohnsektors spielt in verschiedenen Debatten über den Zusammenhang von Arbeitslosigkeit und Sozialstaat in Deutschland eine Rolle. In den USA werden rund 15% aller zivilen Erwarbsarbeitsverhältnisse durch ein Steuerrückerstattungsprogramm, den sog. Earned Income Tax Credit, subventioniert. Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Lehren, die aus diesen US-amerikanischen Erfahrungen mit extensiver staatlicher Förderung der Niedriglohnbeschäftigung zu ziehen sind. Der Stellenwert solcher Einkommenssubventionen für Niedriglohnverdiener dürfte in Deutschland anders zu begründen und in der Reichweite begrenzter sein. Allerdings könnten Lohnsubventionen durchaus dazu dienen, bestimmte Hemmnisse der Erwerbsbeteiligung zu beseitigen, insbesondere auch solche, die ihr auf der Arbeitsnachfrageseite der Unternehmen entgegenstehen.

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  • Waltraud Schelkle, 2000. "Subsidizing Low Earnings: German Debates and U.S. Experiences," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 69(1), pages 5-16.
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwvjh:69-10-1
    DOI: 10.3790/vjh.69.1.5
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