We test the predictions of the theoretical literature initiated by the study of Domar and Musgrave (1944) with a laboratory experiment in which subjects have to decide on the composition of an asset portfolio. Our simple design enables us to distinguish between Real Tax Effects and Perception...

We test the predictions of the theoretical literature initiated by the study of Domar and Musgrave (1944) with a laboratory experiment in which subjects have to decide on the composition of an asset portfolio. Our simple design enables us to distinguish between Real Tax Effects and Perception...

In a variety of recent papers, it is shown that individuals do not take taxes correctly into account, which results in distorted or unexpected investment behavior. We shed further light on the discussion of such behavioral tax perception biases by analyzing intrinsic and extrinsic effects on...

In a variety of recent papers, it is shown that individuals do not take taxes correctly into account, which results in distorted or unexpected investment behavior. We shed further light on the discussion of such behavioral tax perception biases by analyzing intrinsic and extrinsic effects on...

Der Beitrag leitet ein Konzept entscheidungsneutraler und gleichmäßiger Gewinnbesteuerung her, das selbst bei unvollkommener Voraussicht praktikabel, rechtssicher und mit einer Gewinnermittlung durch nominalen Vermögensvergleich vereinbar ist. Wir zeigen, dass ein Verfahren revolvierender...

German Abstract: Der Beitrag zeigt, dass Unternehmen sich in großem Umfang durch Zusatzkosten der Besteuerung belastet fühlen. Zusatzkosten der Besteuerung setzen sich aus dem wahrgenommenen steuerlichen Verwaltungsaufwand sowie der Differenz zwischen der von den Unternehmen geschätzten und...

Decisions-makers in firms are expected to use perceived rather than actual tax rates and hence their decisions can be substantially biased by misperception. We quantify firms' misperception of their average tax rate (ATR) and marginal tax rate (MTR) and identify drivers of this tax rate...

As a consequence of the digital transformation, individuals are often confronted with prefilled forms or prefilled data entry masks. In situations where cheating and lying are of concern, prefilling and defaults might reduce dishonest behavior. In a controlled experiment, we investigate how...

We conduct a framed field experiment with 245 employed persons (no students) as subjects and a real tax, which is levied on the subjects' income from working in our real effort task. In our first three treatments, the net wage is constant but gross wages are subject to different constant...