This chapter surveys the theory of international tax competition and coordination, which, matching the increasing policy importance of the topic, has grown substantially over the last thirty years. It focuses on the taxation of capital income, stressing that issues arise not only in relation to...

This paper surveys the theory on taxes on risky returns that originated from Domar and Musgrave (1944). Emphasis is given to the role of complete capital markets and on capital market imperfections arising from limited liability, moral hazard and adverse selection

This paper studies the role of beliefs about how own appearance and performance affect the subjective probability of being audited in a compliance situation, e.g. at customs. In an experiment in which underreporting has a higher expected payoff than truthful reporting we find an increase in...

Some citizens place a high value on making decisions for themselves. Other citizens are happy to delegate decisions to a government agency. Such differences in political attitudes to paternalism can be explained in a strict rational-choice model with citizens’ heterogeneous tastes in the...

The future consequences of climate change are highly uncertain. Today, the exact size of possible future damages are widely unknown. Governments try to cope with these risks by investing in mitigation and adaptation measures. Mitigation aims at a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions whereas...

Die Krise Griechenlands wächst sich zu einer Gefahr für den gesamten Euroraum aus. Wie soll die Europäische Union darauf reagieren? Sie befindet sich im Dilemma zwischen Bailout und Bestrafung des Defizitsünders. Das erste scheint für den Bestand der Währungsunion unvermeidlich, das zweite...

Im Verlauf des Jahres 2010 geriet die Stabilität der Europäischen Währungsunion in Gefahr. Die bestehenden Mechanismen zur Krisenvermeidung schienen nicht zu wirken. Diskutiert wird, ob die Problemlösung bei den Staatshaushalten oder bei den Banken ansetzen sollte und ob neue...