Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-027 // 2016

    Do Fiscal Rules Constrain Fiscal Policy? A Meta-Regression-Analysis

    We implement a meta-regression-analysis for the budgetary impact of numerical fiscal rules. Based on 30 studies published in the last decade, we offer a consensus estimate with respect to the level of…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-021 // 2016

    Philanthropy in a Secular Society

    In this study we investigate the relationship between religious and charitable giving. We test how income, the tax-price of giving and the German church tax, differently affect charitable donations of church…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2016

    The long-Run effect of fiscal consolidation on economic growth: Evidence from quantitative case studies

    We contribute to the literature on the long-run effect of fiscal consolidation on economic growth by applying a novel method for quantitative case studies. Relying on a qualitative (narrative) definition of…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Drivers of Suspicious Transaction Reporting Levels: Evidence from a Legal and Economic Perspective

    Suspicious transaction reporting (STR) is a cornerstone of the international Anti-Money Laundering/Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework. The evaluation of AML/CFT regimes is challenging,…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-015 // 2016

    Corporate Taxation and Location of Intangible Assets: Patents vs. Trademarks

    Numerous empirical studies have analysed the influence of corporate taxation on the location of intangible assets within a company group. However, the previous literature has rather focused on studying the…