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Robin Jessen

Free University of Berlin (FUB)

Van't-Hoff-Str. 8

Berlin, Berlin 14195

Germany

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

13

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13

Scholarly Papers (13)

1.

Getting the Poor to Work: Three Welfare Increasing Reforms for a Busy Germany

SOEPpaper No. 781
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Aug 2015
Free University of Berlin (FUB), University of Mannheim and Free University of Berlin (FUB)
Downloads 216 (354,560)
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Flat Tax, Basic Income, Work Incentives, Poverty, Microsimulation

The Micro and Macro Effects of Changes in the Potential Benefit Duration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15978
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 02 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2023
IZA, Free University of Berlin (FUB), Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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unemployment benefits, extended benefits, spell duration, separation rate, regression discontinuity

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Moral Hazard among the Employed: Evidence from Regression Discontinuity *

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 03 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2025
IZA, Free University of Berlin (FUB), University of Texas at Austin - College of Liberal Arts and Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)
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H55, J20, J65 Unemployment insurance, spell duration, regression discontinuity, endogenous separations

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Why has Income Inequality in Germany Increased from 2002 to 2011? A Behavioral Microsimulation Decomposition

SOEPpaper No. 879
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Jan 2017
Robin Jessen
Free University of Berlin (FUB)
Downloads 77 (823,616)
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Inequality, Decomposition, Labor Supply, Microsimulation, Policy Reform

Hours Risk and Wage Risk: Repercussions over the Life-Cycle

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1845 (2020)
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Feb 2020
Robin Jessen and Johannes Koenig
Free University of Berlin (FUB) and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
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Earnings Risk, Wage Risk, Labor Supply, Progressive Taxation, Consumption Insurance

Hours Risk and Wage Risk: Repercussions Over the Life-Cycle

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17498
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 10 Dec 2024
Robin Jessen and Johannes Koenig
Free University of Berlin (FUB) and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
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consumption insurance, labor supply, earnings risk, structural estimation, progressive taxation

Macroeconomic Effects of the Anticipation and Implementation of Tax Changes in Germany: Evidence from a Narrative Account

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17499
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 10 Dec 2024
German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and Free University of Berlin (FUB)
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tax policy, anticipation effects, fiscal policy

Macroeconomic Effects of the Anticipation and Implementation of Tax Changes in Germany: Evidence from a Narrative Account

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17499
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 10 Dec 2024
German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and Free University of Berlin (FUB)
Downloads 33 (1,311,254)
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anticipation effects, tax policy, fiscal policy

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Optimal Taxation Under Different Concepts of Justness

SOEPpaper No. 953
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 May 2018
Free University of Berlin (FUB), German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and University of Mannheim
Downloads 55 (1,010,164)
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Justness, Optimal Taxation, Income Redistribution, Equal Sacrifice, Inequality, Subjective Preferences

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How Important is Precautionary Labor Supply?

SOEPpaper No. 850
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 Jul 2016
Free University of Berlin (FUB), University of Mannheim and Free University of Berlin (FUB)
Downloads 55 (1,010,164)
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Wage Risk, Labor Supply, Precautionary Saving, Life Cycle, Dynamic Panel Data

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The Effects of Shortening Potential Benefit Duration: Evidence from Regional Cut-Offs and a Policy Reform

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14340
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 May 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), IZA, Free University of Berlin (FUB) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
Downloads 51 (1,052,702)

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extended benefits, unemployment benefits, spell duration

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Normative Judgments Implicit in the Tax System: A Simulation Approach

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17566
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Niklas Isaak and Robin Jessen
RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and Free University of Berlin (FUB)
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inverse optimum, microsimulation, marginal value of public funds, social welfare function, optimal taxation, labor supply, efficiency

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The Diverging Trends of Male and Female Bottom Earnings in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17567
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Eliana Coschignano and Robin Jessen
RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and Free University of Berlin (FUB)
Downloads 42 (1,157,785)

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income inequality, earnings inequality, working hours, decomposition

Moderation in Higher-Order Earnings Risk? Evidence from German Cohorts

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17568
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Niklas Isaak and Robin Jessen
RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and Free University of Berlin (FUB)
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wage risk, income dynamics, life cycle, business cycle

Moderation in Higher-Order Earnings Risk? Evidence from German Cohorts

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 09 Mar 2026
Niklas Isaak and Robin Jessen
RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and Free University of Berlin (FUB)
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Wage risk, income dynamics, life cycle, business cycle

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How Important Is Precautionary Labour Supply?

Oxford Economic Papers, Volume 70, Issue 3, July 2018, Pages 868–891, https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpx053
Posted: 18 Mar 2021
University of Mannheim, Free University of Berlin (FUB) and Free University of Berlin (FUB)

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labor supply, precautionary saving