Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-019 // 2017

    Entwicklung eines Indifferenzsteuersatzes für den European Tax Analyzer

    Zur Messung von Effektivsteuerbelastungen hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren ein umfassendes Instrumentarium entwickelt, das auf unterschiedlichen Methoden basiert. Der European Tax Analyzer verwendet…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-014 // 2017

    International Taxation and Productivity Effects of M&As

    We investigate the effect of international differences in corporate taxation on the realization of productivity gains in M&A deals. We argue that tax differentials distort the efficient allocation of productive…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-011 // 2017

    The True Art of the Tax Deal: Evidence on Aid Flows and Bilateral Double Tax Agreements

    Out of a total of 2,976 double tax agreements (DTAs), some 60% are signed between a developing and a developed economy. As DTAs shift taxing rights from capital importing to capital exporting countries, the…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Decline of CFC Rules and Rise of IP Boxes: How the European Court of Justice Affects Tax Competition and Economic Distortions in Europe

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has become an influential player in the field of direct taxation in the European Union (EU) in the past twenty years. However, it is unclear whether or not the ECJ’s decisions…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-008 // 2017

    Country-by-Country Reporting: Tension Between Transparency and Tax Planning

    Aggressive tax planning efforts of highly profitable multinational companies (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)) have become the subject of intense public debate in recent years. As a response, several…