This paper studies the short-run macroeconomic effects of legislated tax changes in Germany using a vector autoregression (VAR) approach. Identification of the tax shock follows the narrative approach recently proposed by Romer and Romer (2010). Results indicate a moderate, but statistically...

As the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe in early 2020, the European Central Bank as well as national governments in the euro area enacted or announced numerous economic policy measures to counteract the severe economic consequences of the resulting lockdowns. In this paper, the...

Im Zuge der Corona-Ausbreitung haben sowohl die Europäische Zentralbank als auch die nationalen Regierungen im Euroraum zahlreiche wirtschaftspolitische Maßnahmen ergriffen oder angekündigt, um die drastischen wirtschaftlichen Folgen des Lockdowns abzufedern. In einer Panelstudie werden deren...

This paper evaluates the temporary VAT reduction introduced by the German government over the 3Q2020:4Q2020 as a controversial part of the COVID-19 stimulus package. Critics argue that VAT reductions are ineffective because of limited pass-through to consumer prices and during lockdown....

Using a representative survey of the German population, this paper studies individual consumption responses to a recent payroll tax reduction. Our results show that 55% of the respondents spend the extra money, indicating considerable potential for tax changes to affect consumption and economic...

As the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe in early 2020, the European Central Bank as well as national governments in the euro area enacted or announced numerous economic policy measures to counteract the severe economic consequences of the resulting lockdowns. In this paper, the...

Im Zuge der Corona-Ausbreitung haben sowohl die Europäische Zentralbank als auch die nationalen Regierungen im Euroraum zahlreiche wirtschaftspolitische Maßnahmen ergriffen oder angekündigt, um die drastischen wirtschaftlichen Folgen des Lockdowns abzufedern. In einer Panelstudie werden deren...

This paper studies the short-run macroeconomic effects of legislated tax changes in Germany using a vector autoregression (VAR) approach. Identification of the tax shock follows the narrative approach recently proposed by Romer and Romer (2010). Results indicate a moderate, but statistically...