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. Although the theoretical literature on (optimal) wealth taxation is growing, there exists a large void in empirical research …
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, taxation is an important redistributive instrument and we investigate the redistributive role of direct taxes. We focus on the …
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Tax expenditures are preferential tax treatments granted to specific individuals or categories of households which aim at achieving social and economic goals. They are widely used by EU Member States. However, their fiscal and equity impacts are not always clear and their effectiveness and...
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Unter dem Begriff der „kalten Progression“ versteht man den Anstieg des durchschnittlichen Einkommensteuersatzes allein durch Lohn- und Einkommenserhöhungen, die die allgemeine Preissteigerung - also die Inflation - ausgleichen. Im Jahr 2013 lag die Belastung durch die kalte Progression am...
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A comprehensive, microdata-based analysis of the German tax system's distributional effects in 2015 shows that the total tax burden from direct and indirect taxes is slightly progressive on higher income, but regressive in the lower deciles. Income and corporate taxes are distinctly progressive....
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Eine umfassende mikrodatenbasierte Analyse zu den Verteilungswirkungen des deutschen Steuersystems im Jahr 2015 zeigt, dass die gesamte Steuerbelastung aus direkten und indirekten Steuern bei steigenden Einkommen nur moderat progressiv verläuft und in den unteren Dezilen regressiv wirkt. Zwar...
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The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political...
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This paper documents methodology underlying the construction of the integrated data base for our study on "Wer trägt die Steuerlast in Deutschland? - Verteilungswirkungen des deutschen Steuer- und Transfersystems" (Who bears the tax burden in Germany? - Distributional Analyses of the German tax...
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Die Verteilung der aufkommensstärksten Steuerarten zeigt, dass in Deutschland starke Schultern mehr tragen als schwache. Die 10 Prozent der Haushalte mit den höchsten Einkommen zahlen fast die Hälfte des gesamten Aufkommens der Einkommensteuer. Bei der Mehrwertsteuer ist der Anteil aufgrund...
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The financial and economic crisis which started in the late 2000s and the fiscal consolidation measures to counter the subsequent government budget deficits have an impact on household income distribution and macroeconomic recovery. We consider the austerity measures in relation to their...
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