Projects of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.08.2011 – 31.12.2012

    The CC(C)TB and Determination of Taxable Income: A Cross-Country Assessment of the Draft Council Directive on a Common (Consolidated) Corporate Tax Base

    The objective of this study is to analyze the Draft Council Directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) as of March 16, 2011 and examine how the proposed CC(C)TB will influence the tax burden…

  2. Project // 01.08.2011 – 31.07.2012

    Tax Accounting in Germany: Empirical Evidence on the Relation Between Financial and Tax Reporting Measures of Income

    The empirical literature specifically addressing the differences between financial and tax accounting (reporting gap) in Germany is rather small. This is probably explained by the difficulty of obtaining…

  3. Project // 15.07.2011 – 28.02.2013

    The European Added Value of the EU Budget: Can the EU Help its Member States to Save Money?

    Concerning the upcoming EU budget negotiations, what has been said on the subject in the recent past makes one suspect that once again everything will boil down to “juste retour” thinking. There is little sign…

  4. Project // 01.07. – 30.09.2011

    Economic Effects of a Tax Incentive for R&D Investment in Germany

    The research project empirically investigates the effect of a tax incentive regime for research and development on tax revenue for Germany. The research project considers various possibilities of an…

  5. Project // 01.07.2011 – 31.07.2012

    Effective tax rates at the industry-level in selected European countries

    This research project aims at comparing effective company tax burdens of different industries in 13 European states as well as the US and Japan. Moreover, this project precisely examines differences in…

  6. Project // 01.07.2011 – 31.03.2013

    The Impact of Culture on Female Labour Force Participation, Fertility and the Choice of Child Care Arrangements

    German family policy increasingly aims at setting incentives for an increase in the fertility rate and for reconciling family life and work. While demographic change makes these objectives highly desirable, it…

  7. Project // 01.06.2011 – 30.11.2012

    Towards an "Agenda 2030": Strategies to Overcome Reform Resistance

    Although the recent reforms are considered to be successful by experts, they are quite unpopular among German voters. With regard to the demographic change, further reform efforts (as a part of an “Agenda 2030”)…

  8. Project // 12.05.2011 – 31.03.2012

    Tax Policy After the Economic Crisis: How to Reform Company Taxation in Germany?

    In spite of the comprehensive Company Tax Reform Act 2008, the German tax system is still in need of reform. In this respect, the objective should be to render the tax system more neutral with respect to…

  9. Project // 01.04.2011 – 30.09.2012

    SEEK-Project 2011: How Philanthropy Affects Corporate Competitiveness in Europe

    This project is motivated by the insight that production processes at the technological frontier are no guarantee for a company’s market success. In addition, a company must safeguard its reputation for…