Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-020 // 2010

    Tax Compliance Under Tax Regime Changes

    Changes to the degree of a tax system’s progressiveness are a key element of many introduced or considered tax reforms. Especially, flat tax reforms have received increasing attention resulting from their…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-019 // 2010

    Fiskalische Kosten einer steuerlichen Förderung von Forschung und Entwicklung in Deutschland - Eine empirische Analyse verschiedener Gestaltungsoptionen

    The coalition agreement of the new German government includes the plan to introduce tax incentives for research and development. Several different types of tax incentives are currently under discussion,…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-017 // 2010

    Don't Tax Me? Determinants of Individual Attitudes Toward Progressive Taxation

    Highly progressive tax systems entail disincentives for private economic activity and, thus, may hamper potential growth. Nevertheless, attempts to introduce alternative tax schedules regularly encounter…

  4. ZEWnews English edition // 2010

    No. 1 - 2010

    • Chemical Industry Less Innovative
    • Younger Pupils More Often Victims
    • Study Calls for Elimination of 4.8 Billion Euro in Tax Breaks
    • ZEW Study Shows Inefficiency in National Real Estate Stock Markets
    • Competition in…