Investitionsentscheidungen bei Unsicherheit schienen bisher von individuellen Risiko-Nutzen-Präferenzen abhängig zu sein. In jüngerer Zeit wurden die Erkenntnisse der Optionspreistheorie auf Realinvestitionen übertragen, um so eine präferenzfreie Beurteilung von Investitionsprojekten zu...

Politicians and tax practitioners often claim that tax uncertainty negatively affects investment. In many countries, firms can request fee-based Advance Tax Rulings (ATRs) to mitigate tax uncertainty. We analyze theoretically the circumstances under which investors request ATRs, how tax...

The growing dissatisfaction with perceived distributional inequality and budgetary constraints gave rise to a discussion on the (re-)introduction of wealth taxes. Wealth taxes are typically levied on private wealth, in some countries also on corporate wealth. To avoid misleading statements...