A Feasible Basic Income Scheme for Germany Effects on Labor Supply, Poverty, and Income Inequality /

• Main Author: Sommer, Maximilian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Contributions to Economics,
• Subjects: Microeconomics.; Public finance.; Social policy.; Labor economics.; Economics.; Social Policy.; Labor Economics.; Public Economics.

This book analyzes the consequences that would arise if Germany’s means-tested unemployment benefits were replaced with an unconditional basic income. The basic income scheme introduced is based on a negative income tax and calibrated to be both financially feasible and compatible with current const...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Normative Argument for an Unconditional Basic Income
• Implementation of a Basic Income by a Negative Income Tax
• A Negative Income Tax Proposal for Germany
• Modeling Political Reforms: The Discrete Approach to Labor Supply
• Implications on the Proposed Basic Income Reform.