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Tax and Benefit Reforms in a Model of Labour Market Transitions

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Michal Myck
Howard Reed
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In diesem Beitrag stellen wir eine Methode vor, mit der die Wirkungen von finanziellen Anreizen des Steuer- und Transfersystems auf die Arbeitsmarktpartizipation anhand von Veränderungen im Beschäftigungsstatus geschätzt werden. Der Ansatz ist flexibel, wenige theoretische Annahmen erlauben es, die analysierte Population gegenüber Strukturmodellen auszuweiten. Dadurch können behinderte und nichtbehinderte Personen gemeinsam analysiert werden. Die finanziellen Anreize werden detailliert abgebildet. Mit dem Modell können Beschäftigungswirkungen von geringfügigen Änderungen der Grenzbelastungen als auch größere Reformen der britischen Arbeitsmarktpolitik - wie etwa die Einführung des Working Families' Tax Credit durch die Labour-Regierung - analysiert werden. Die Methode basiert auf Matching-Verfahren, mit denen Querschnitts-Erhebungen und Panel-Daten zusammengeführt werden. [...]

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Volume (Year): 75 (2006)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 208-239
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