Zusammenfassung Als mögliche Ausgestaltung einer Steuerautonomie der Länder wird ein Zuschlagsmodell bei der Einkommensteuer diskutiert. Anhand der tatsächlichen Aufkommenszahlen der letzten Jahre berechnete Projektionen zeigen, dass auch bei einer moderaten Reform entweder erhebliche...

Administrative federalism is defined as a constitution where the central state sets quality standards for public projects, and the local jurisdictions decide which projects are to be carried out. Decentralized decisions are inefficient because of an interjurisdictional spillover. A centralized...

A common feature of multi-jurisdictional systems is equalization programs. The implementation of such programs, that is based on some measurement of sub-national fiscal capacity and effort, is particularly complex. Within a political economy model, this paper analyzes the impact of such systems...

Under administrative federalism, the central state sets quality standards for public projects and the local jurisdictions decide which projects are carried out. Decentralized decisions suffer from an interjurisdictional spillover. The central state cannot distinguish between useful and useless...

In this paper, redistribution is studied in the presence of migration externalities. Administrative federalism is defined as a constitution where statutory tax and transfer levels are set nationally, while local administrations may refuse to pay the transfer or rebate the tax in single cases,...

A model is presented for simulating the level of taxes imposed on highly skilled labor. The effective average tax rate, defined as the relative wedge between employment costs and disposable income, is computed. Income and payroll taxes and social security contributions not yielding an equivalent...