Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist es, die Ursachen für die schwache Entwicklung des Umsatzsteueraufkommens zu analysieren und in ihrer quantitativen Bedeutung abzuschätzen. In diesem Zusammenhang sollen verschiedene Modelle (Mittler-Modell, Reverse-Charge-Modell, Reverse-Charge-Modell mit...

In February 1998 a work was published in the series of discussion papers produced by the Bundesbank which was concemed with problems of measuring inflation in Gerrnany. This paper met with a lively response. The Research Group of the Bundesbank therefore staged a workshop on this subject at...

This paper proposes a new framework for studying the effects of monetary policy on business investment. Important ambiguities with the modeling of investment dynamics and interactions between real and financial decisions suggest modeling investment spending as a VAR. Based on a panel of...