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Die "Erzbergerschen Steuer- und Finanzreformen" 1919/20 haben das deutsche Steuer- und Finanzsystem nahezu vollständig umgestaltet, modernisiert und stark ausgebaut. Wesentliche Elemente dieser Reformen haben bis heute Bestand - die Grundstrukturen des Steuersystems und der Steuerrechtsordnung...
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The tax and fiscal reforms headed by German finance minister Matthias Erzberger in 1919 and 1920 fundamentally reshaped German public finances. The total tax revenue as a percentage of GDP, or tax-to-GDP ratio, doubled and increased continually until the end of World War II. Since the 1950s, the...
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Vor 100 Jahren haben die "Erzbergerschen Steuerund Finanzreformen" die öffentlichen Finanzen in Deutschland grundlegend umgestaltet. Sie zentralisierten die Finanzverfassung und modernisierten das Steuersystem umfassend. Einkommensteuer, Körperschaftsteuer und Erbschaftsteuer wurden...
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This paper explores the Taxation system in the Republic of Kosovo. It researches the need and reasons for the optimal taxation system that the Republic of Kosovo should develop as part of the proposed Taxation reform (based on recommendation). The Republic of Kosovo is the newest country in...
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The book offers a comprehensive treatment of tax theory and policy. It surveys the German tax system, portrays tax history, and describes principles of tax administration and the construction of schedules. Tax shifting, optimal taxation theory, and questions of tax justice are considered in...
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In 1974 Britain elected a Labour government pledged to expand public spending significantly. Labour followed its programme for two years, but after that began to cut both government spending and taxation, anticipating the post-1979 Conservative agenda. This paper examines the history of this...
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This study investigates the effect of participative political institutions (PPIs) that emerged in many central European cities from the late 13th century. The empirical analysis of the paper is based on newly compiled long-run data for the existence of different types of PPIs in 104 cities in...
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Based on official records from the former East German Ministry for State Security, we quantify the long-term costs of state surveillance on social capital and economic performance. Using county-level variation in the spy density in the 1980s, we exploit discontinuities at state borders to show...
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We investigate the long-run effects of government surveillance on civic capital and economic performance, studying the case of the Stasi in East Germany. Exploiting regional variation in the number of spies and administrative features of the system, we combine a border discontinuity design with...
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We investigate the long-run effects of government surveillance on civic capital and economic performance, studying the case of the Stasi in East Germany. Exploiting regional variation in the number of spies and administrative features of the system, we combine a border discontinuity design with...
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