Under the overwhelming evidence of numerous empirical studies that found a negative correlation between the degree of independence and the level of inflation, many governments granted their national central banks independent status around 1990. With low inflation rates in the subsequent period -...

This paper characterizes optimal labour and capital income taxation when access to income shifting opportunities is heterogeneous. I develop a two-period model in which individuals can reclassify labour income as capital income by paying a fixed cost (an extensive margin, e.g. incorporation or...

- Hohe Spritpreise belasten Haushalte und Unternehmen unmittelbar und insbesondere dort, wo Mobilität alternativlos ist. Weder der Tankrabatt noch ein denkbares "Klimageld" lösen dieses Problem überzeugend. - Dieser Policy Impuls schlägt deshalb mit handelbaren Steuervergünstigungen eine...