This paper develops an analytical framework for examining land taxation in the context of contemporary urban economies. We dissect the China case for simulation, comparing two model-based scenarios where revenue losses from consumption taxes are replaced by higher income taxes and land taxes. We...

In this paper, we provide systematic evidence in support of the long-standing hypothesis that taxation was an important driver of the French Revolution. We first document that areas with heavier taxes experienced more riots between 1750 and 1789 and voiced more complaints against taxation in the...

Global tax governance has long struggled with ineffectiveness, as reflected in rising corporate tax avoidance that costs governments hundreds of billions of dollars annually. In response, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/G20 advanced the most ambitious initiative...

Empirical evidence suggests that social acceptance of redistribution depends on whether income differences result from preferences (of which individuals are responsible) or from circumstances. We propose a new empirical method that measures the importance of preferences in the distribution of...

This technical assistance report presents a comprehensive assessment of the Yemen Customs Authority’s (YCA) operational challenges and reform opportunities amidst an ongoing conflict and economic crisis. Customs revenue, a critical fiscal source for Yemen, has suffered significant decline due...

Europe does not suffer from a lack of tax instruments - it suffers from too many. Over the past decade, new layers of corporate, digital, and global tax rules have been added to an already complex system, often delivering limited revenues while increasing legal uncertainty, compliance costs, and...

The key question in multi-dimensional screening problems is how prices, incentives, or marginal tax rates in one economic activity should vary with other activities. We develop a theory of tax reforms in a setting with multidimensional heterogeneity amongst agents who take two economic...

Tax incentives play a crucial role in enhancing firm dynamism and aiding a nation in becoming a significant trade power. Drawing on data from the Annual Survey of Industrial Firms Database and the Chinese Customs Database for the period 2010 to 2013, this study employs a...

Inheritance tax is levied on the estates of the deceased, including on lifetime gifts made up to seven years prior to death. Roman emperors levied taxes on inheritances, and the British history goes back to the Stamp Act 1694, later modernised by the Finance Act 1894 with the introduction of the...

Thailand's 2024 excise tax reform aimed to stimulate the tourism economy through the elimination of import tariffs and the reduction in excise rates on wine. This study evaluates the causal economic and distributional impacts of this policy intervention. The analysis employs a quasi-experimental...

Eine Aufgabe für die neue Bundesregierung wird die Verbesserung der Erwerbsanreize im deutschen Transfersystem. Empirische Studien der vergangenen Jahre zeigen, dass eine Absenkung der Transferentzugsraten, etwa im Rahmen einer Bürgergeldreform, das Arbeitsangebot steigern könnte, ohne die...

Die Überwindung der aktuellen Stagnation und die Rückkehr zu einem nachhaltigen Wirtschaftswachstum wird die zentrale wirtschafts- und finanzpolitische Herausforderung der nächsten Bundesregierung sein. Die deutsche Volkswirtschaft steht vor großen strukturellen Herausforderungen, wie dem...

Um das Wirtschaftswachstum zu fördern und Investitionen anzukurbeln, haben CDU, CSU und SPD in ihrem Koalitionsvertrag darauf verständigt, die Steuerbelastung für Unternehmen in Deutschland zu senken. Konkret soll unter anderem eine für drei Jahre befristete, degressive Abschreibung in Höhe...

En México se necesitan urgentemente mejoras en los impuestos selectivos al tabaco, las bebidas alcohólicas y las bebidas azucaradas para reducir las muertes prematuras evitables. En México, 125,350 personas pierden la vida anualmente debido al uso de estos productos. Más allá de los efectos...

How to motivate enterprises to formulate green technology (GT) innovation is crucial for promoting green development and minimizing pollution control costs. This research employs a quasi-experimental approach to analyze the impact of environmental tax reform (ETR) on corporate innovation...

We study how fertility decisions interact with labor supply and human capital accumulation of men and women. First, we use longitudinal Danish register data and tax reforms to show that increases in wages of women decrease fertility while increases in wages of men increase fertility. Second, we...

Countries differ in their approaches to the treatment of tax claims in insolvency. Historically, most countries have granted priority to tax claims. In the late 20th century, however, some countries abolished or reduced tax priorities at the same time that sweeping insolvency reforms were...

Niger faces significant challenges to mobilize revenue, with one of the lowest tax revenue to GDP ratios in the region. This paper estimates the tax revenue gap, which reflects the difference between the actual and the potential tax revenue given economic and institutional context. The tax...

In 2014, the collapse of global oil prices and the resulting increase in fiscal deficits and debt triggered a wave of spending cuts, tax policy and subsidy reforms. The introduction of excises and VAT, broadening of CIT, and subsidy reform have changed the GCC fiscal landscape. Little is known...

The 2025 Annual Report on Taxation (ART) describes the state of play of taxation in the European Union (EU) Member States. The report starts with providing the macroeconomic outlook and the challenges posed by an ageing population. Then it assesses recent developments of the tax mix to inform...

We study how individuals adjust their labor supply in response to tax reforms that alter income tax progressivity. In an online experiment with 522 participants, we compare responses to reforms that replace a progressive tax system with a flat tax and vice versa. We find asymmetric effects:...

This paper documents the rise of corporate tax-base narrowing measures in the EU using a novel dataset covering both tax rate and tax base reforms implemented between 2014 and 2022. Our findings indicate a shift away from the ’cut rate – broaden base’ approach, as governments increasingly...

We investigate how fuel taxation reduces climate and pollution externalities by evaluating the world’s largest environmental tax reform. Using spatially detailed emissions data from more than 1,000 European regions in a synthetic difference-in-differences framework, we evaluate the impact of...

This paper evaluates the redistributive and labour supply effects of transitioning from a joint to a fully individualised income tax system in Ireland. The current Irish tax system, which remains partially joint since the early 2000's, provides a financial advantage to married couples by...

This paper aims to test the hypothesis of the existence of significant tax competition between communes, which mainly concerns the share of value-added tax (VAT) proceeds, by exploring the system for allocating intergovernmental transfers in Morocco and analyzing the determinants of VAT...

This report provides analysis and advice on tax policy and administration reforms to modernize and improve the income and consumption tax system. On consumption taxes, the key recommendation is to replace the current system that is based on import tariffs, a business turnover tax, and local...

The aim of this paper is to provide a legal documentation that is conducted under a thorough review of tax legislation and create a dataset, consisting of 120 laws that brought significant changes in the vast majority of categories of taxes in Greece from 1974 to 2018. It is noteworthy that a...