Gegenstand der Untersuchung ist der zwischen Nationalstaaten sich intensivierende Steuerwettbewerb um mobiles Kapital. Es wird die Besteuerung von Kapitalgesellschaften sowie die Besteuerung von Zinserträgen privater Haushalte ökonometrisch analysiert. Zudem untersucht die Studie speziell am...

How does international tax competition affect fiscal democracy? To what extent does it constrain the autonomy of democratic governments in choosing the level and structure of national taxation? While tax competition has not reduced the level of total taxation in OECD-22 countries, it has revenue...

Makroökonomische Stabilisierung und "Beggar-Thy-Neighbour"-Verhalten am Beispiel der Finanzkrise Wenn sich viele Volkswirtschaften in einer Rezession befinden, stellt der Stabilisierungsbeitrag eines Landes mittels diskretionärer Fiskalpolitik ein öffentliches Gut dar. Ohne einen...

How does international tax competition affect fiscal democracy? To what extent does it constrain the autonomy of democratic governments in choosing the level and structure of national taxation? While tax competition has not reduced the level of total taxation in OECD-22 countries, it has revenue...

Little is known on the effects of inheritances on the working behavior of heirs. Using panel data for Germany, we find behavioral responses that amount up to a 16% reduction in working hours for inheritances of one Mio Euro. For the majority of beneficiaries labor supply effects are, however,...

Gegenstand der Untersuchung ist der zwischen Nationalstaaten sich intensivierende Steuerwettbewerb um mobiles Kapital. Es wird die Besteuerung von Kapitalgesellschaften sowie die Besteuerung von Zinserträgen privater Haushalte ökonometrisch analysiert. Zudem untersucht die Studie speziell am...

Policy makers are increasingly concerned about the effect of taxes on foreign direct investment (FDI). This study shows that for U.S. multinationals – in line with the findings of the majority of previous studies – a reduction in host country tax rates corresponds with higher...

Little is known on the effects of inheritances on the working behavior of heirs. Using panel data for Germany, we find behavioral responses that amount up to a 16% reduction in working hours for inheritances of one Mio Euro. For the majority of beneficiaries labor supply effects are, however,...

How does international tax competition affect fiscal democracy? To what extent does it constrain the autonomy of democratic governments in choosing the level and structure of national taxation? While tax competition has not reduced the level of total taxation in OECD-22 countries, it has revenue...

Little is known on the effects of inheritances on the working behavior of heirs. Using panel data for Germany, we find behavioral responses that amount up to a 16% reduction in working hours for inheritances of one Mio Euro. For the majority of beneficiaries labor supply effects are, however,...