Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/252320 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
JRC Working Papers on Taxation and Structural Reforms No. 04/2021
Publisher: 
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Seville
Abstract: 
In this paper, we investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on German household income using a micro-level approach. We combine a microsimulation model with labour market transition techniques to simulate the COVID-19 shock on the German labour market. We find the consequences of the labour market shock to be highly regressive with a strong impact on the poorest households. However, this effect is nearly entirely offset by automatic stabilisers and discretionary policy measures. We explore the cushioning effect of these policies in detail, showing that short-time working schemes and especially the one-off payments for children are effective in cushioning the income loss of the poor.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
EUROMOD
microsimulation
STW
automatic stabilisers
JEL: 
D31
E24
H24
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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