New Regulations on Supplementary Income for Transfer Recipients: a Great Challenge

Abstract In its coalition agreement, the German government proposes a reorganisation of the rules of earned income to be considered as a means test of basic income. In doing so, it takes up a frequently voiced criticism of the design of the basic income support for job-seekers under Book II of the S...

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Main Authors: Kerstin Bruckmeier, Jürgen Wiemers
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Sciendo 2022-02-01
Series:Wirtschaftsdienst
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-022-3107-6
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description Abstract In its coalition agreement, the German government proposes a reorganisation of the rules of earned income to be considered as a means test of basic income. In doing so, it takes up a frequently voiced criticism of the design of the basic income support for job-seekers under Book II of the Social Code. In recent years, researchers have called for a strengthening of (monetary) incentives to work, especially to take up employment with higher weekly working hours. In this paper, we summarise potential effects of such a reform on labour supply, the income distribution and the government budget in the context of a complex welfare system characterised by a high level of benefit non-take-up.
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spelling doaj-art-034f7dd253da4275b75a15ad9e1371cd2025-02-02T11:33:30ZdeuSciendoWirtschaftsdienst0043-62751613-978X2022-02-011022909410.1007/s10273-022-3107-6New Regulations on Supplementary Income for Transfer Recipients: a Great ChallengeKerstin Bruckmeier0Jürgen Wiemers1der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Inst. f. Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschungder Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Inst. f. Arbeitsmarkt- und BerufsforschungAbstract In its coalition agreement, the German government proposes a reorganisation of the rules of earned income to be considered as a means test of basic income. In doing so, it takes up a frequently voiced criticism of the design of the basic income support for job-seekers under Book II of the Social Code. In recent years, researchers have called for a strengthening of (monetary) incentives to work, especially to take up employment with higher weekly working hours. In this paper, we summarise potential effects of such a reform on labour supply, the income distribution and the government budget in the context of a complex welfare system characterised by a high level of benefit non-take-up.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-022-3107-6
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