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In the process of furthering EU integration little attention was given to the role of income taxes. Multiple income tax systems exist across the Union and their differentiation negatively impacts the European labor market, investments and savings, inhibiting economic growth. Individual nations...
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Tax burden is one of the important determinants in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). In the case of Vietnam, the tax burden is considered a powerful tool that Vietnam has used to create a competitive advantage compared to other countries in the area to attract FDI flows. In addition to...
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Our paper assesses the accuracy of individuals ́tax perceptions. Based on personal interviews, we aim to find out how tax complexity affects the capability of respondents to calculate income tax liability. Tax complexity is measured by interacting multiple tax rates, applied to one or more tax...
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Am 1. Januar 2009 wurde in Deutschland die Abgeltungsteuer für Kapitalerträge eingeführt. Einkünfte aus Kapitalvermögen werden seitdem mit 25 Prozent Einkommensteuer zuzüglich Solidaritätszuschlag abgeltend besteuert. Der Steuerzahler kann weiterhin die Anwendung des alten Steuerrechts...
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Following a Federal Constitutional Court sentence, wealth tax has not been levied in Germany since 1997. A possible … wealth. DIW Berlin has analyzed the revenue from such a wealth tax. Since wealth in Germany is highly concentrated among the … consideration possible adjustments and avoidance by those subject to the wealth tax, it still promises additional tax revenue of 11 …
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This paper presents a case study on reforming a very dysfunctional labor market with a deep insider-outsider divide, namely the Spanish case. We show how a dual market, with permanent and temporary employees, makes real reform much harder, and leads to purely marginal changes that do not alter...
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Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico's Oportunidades program has succeeded in increasing schooling and improving health of disadvantaged children. This paper studies the program's potential longer-term consequences for the poverty and inequality of these children. It adapts methods...
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