Arbeitspapier
The Impact of Income Taxation on the Ratio between Reservation and Market Wages and the Incentives for Labour Supply
This paper extends previous research about the determinants of reservation wages by analysing the effect of progressive income taxation on the ratio between reservation and net market wages. Based on micro data for Germany (SOEP) we show that joint income taxation in Germany which discriminates by marital status, has a strong and highly significant impact on the reservation/market wage ratio. Relative to single filers, this leads to strong negative labour supply incentives for secondary earners and to positive incentives for first earners in married couples.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 670
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: Household
Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies; includes inheritance and gift taxes
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- Subject
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Reservation/Market Wage Ratio
Income Taxation
Labour Supply
Microsimulation
Einkommensteuer
Familienbesteuerung
Steuerwirkung
Anspruchslohn
Arbeitsangebot
Ökonomischer Anreiz
Frauenerwerbstätigkeit
Deutschland
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Caliendo, Marco
Gambaro, Ludovica
Haan, Peter
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
- (where)
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Berlin
- (when)
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2007
- Handle
- Last update
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Caliendo, Marco
- Gambaro, Ludovica
- Haan, Peter
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Time of origin
- 2007
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