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An unconditional basic income in the family context: Labor supply and distributional effects
In this paper we estimate the effects of an unconditional basic income on labor supply and income distribution with a special focus on the incentives to work in the family context. An unconditional basic income guarantees every citizen a minimum income without any means-testing. We simulate a proposed basic income reform with a detailed microsimulation model, estimate labor supply reactions with a structural labor supply model and perform distributional analysis using micro data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. As the originally proposed basic income concept yields a very high deficit, we also analyze two budget neutral alternatives. Comparing labor supply and distributional results of the budget neutral alternatives, the well-known equity-effciency trade-off is unveiled. In the family context our analyzes suggest that the unconditional character of the basic income causes increasing family incomes, but also serious disincentives to work for secondary earners.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 10-091
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Statistical Simulation Methods: General
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: Household
National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
Labor Economics Policies
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- Subject
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basic income
negative income tax
flat tax
female labor supply
Soziale Mindestsicherung
Wirkungsanalyse
Arbeitsangebot
Familienökonomik
Verteilungswirkung
Negative Einkommensteuer
Flat Tax
Steuerwirkung
Mikrosimulation
Deutschland
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Horstschräer, Julia
Clauss, Markus
Schnabel, Reinhold
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Veröffentlichung
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Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
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Mannheim
- (when)
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2010
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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- Arbeitspapier
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- Horstschräer, Julia
- Clauss, Markus
- Schnabel, Reinhold
- Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Time of origin
- 2010
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