Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-045 // 2013

    Multinationals' Profit Response to Tax Differentials: Effect Size and Shifting Channels

    The public debate on tax base erosion by multinational enterprises (MNEs) has been stirred up by strikingly low effective tax rates (ETRs) of some very prominent US-American information technology companies.…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-044 // 2013

    Profit Shifting and "Aggressive" Tax Planning by Multinational Firms: Issues and Options for Reform

    Google, Apple and other highly profitable multinationals are able to drastically reduce their tax burden on worldwide income by shifting profits from high- to low-tax countries. Reports on these tax avoidance…

  3. ZEWnews English edition // 2013

    05/06 - 2013

    • Structural Change and International Trade Have Positive Effects on the Environment
    • Firms Encourage Creativity of Their Employees
    • Overqualification of University Graduates on the Job Varies Significantly by Field…
  4. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2013

    Nr. 2 (Juni) - 2013

    • Langsame Belebung der Wirtschaftsdynamik in Deutschland zu Jahresbeginn
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Maiumfrage 2013
    • Aufwärtstrend in der Informationswirtschaft
    • Institutionelle Regeln und…
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-034 // 2013

    Sovereign Bond Market Reactions to Fiscal Rules and No-Bailout Clauses – The Swiss Experience

    The budgetary problems of many governments which emerged as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis are on top of the political agenda. Simultaneously to the increasing debt levels, investors demanded…