Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

• Divergence of Italian PEPP Purchases from Capital Key Smaller than Before
• Tax Race to the Bottom Harms Location Attractiveness of Western Europe
• Green Public Procurement Criteria Encourage Green Product…

Globalisation and the fast-approaching digitalisation increase capital as well as labour mobility fostering tax competition among countries worldwide. Based on a unique dataset, we analyse the development of…

We study the existence of election cycles in public procurement in the European Union. Along the procurement process, we separately analyze contract notices, contract awards, and project completions. We point…

The ECB Council has to take a decision on the future of its asset purchase programmes as the monetary crisis support that was appropriate in the early phase of the pandemic needs to be adjusted to new…

• Misappropriation of Subsidies Weakens Effectiveness of Chinese Innovation Policy
• Which Measures Promote Energy Savings in Private Households Most Cost-Effectively?
• Debt-Equity Bias Should Be Addressed on…

Chapter of e-book edited by Oriana Bandiera, Erica Bosio  and Giancarlo Spagnolo

Public spending (i.e., “G”) enables governments to fulfill their fiscal policies. This paper takes a micro perspective and quantifies the impact of procurement spending — a specific component of G — on firm…

In 2012, 22 EU countries signed the Fiscal Compact, an intergovernmental agreement aimed at backing EU fiscal rules with national arrangements. The main objective of the Compact was to strengthen compliance.…