Projects of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.08.2005 – 30.04.2006

    Benchmark Study for Family Owned Companies

    The project had the purpose to develop a ranking of investment locations from the point of view of family controlled companies.The resulting ranking among 14 locations shows a discomforting 11th rank for Germany…

  2. Project // 01.06.2005 – 31.03.2006

    Dual Income Tax

    A concept for a Dual Income Tax in Germany was develeoped and arising tax burdens were quantified.

  3. Project // 01.06.2005 – 31.05.2009

    EU-CONSENT

    "EU-CONSENT" as a network of excellence for joint research and teaching will look at the construction of a new Europe especially from 2005-2008. It will address the question of the mutual reinforcing effects of…

  4. Project // 01.06. – 30.11.2005

    Effectiveness of Measures against Moonlighting (Exploratory Study)

    This project explores the feasibility of an evaluation study regarding the operations of the German "Finanzkontrolle Schwarzarbeit", a task force of the Federal Customs Administration. In particular, the project…

  5. Project // 01.06.2005 – 31.05.2007

    Tax effects on international business activities

    The aim of this research project is to analyze the impacts of company taxation regarding cross-border business activities of multinational enterprises. Especially in Europe international business activities are of…

  6. Project // 01.05.2005 – 28.02.2006

    Analysis of Selected Aspects Concerning Public Revenue and Expenditure, and Extrabudgetary Funds and Implicit Liabilities in the New Member Countries

    The principles of budgetary completeness and transparency are indispensable elements of fiscal surveillance in the European Union. Within this context, this study deals with the leading question to which extent…

  7. Project // 01.01.2005 – 31.08.2007

    Network Growth and Business Cycle Analyses

    Although at the ZEW microeconomic and microeconometric research approaches are dominant, each research department at the ZEW always takes the macroeconomic environment into account as well. “Analysis of Growth and…

  8. Project // 01.01.2005 – 30.06.2007

    Determinants of Reform Capability in Europe

    Countries react with very different speed to changes in their economic environment caused by globalisation and demographic change. In particular, the big countries of the Euro zone appear to be slow in adjusting…