Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

  1. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2011

    European Added Value for the EU Budget

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-029 // 2011

    What Does Ex-post Evidence Tell us About the Output Effects of Future Tax Reforms?

    As a result of the global economic recession there is renewed interest in the effects of taxation on economic performance: many countries attempted to use tax cuts as a means to stimulate aggregate demand and…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    Capital Structure Choice and Company Taxation: A Meta-Study

    This paper provides a quantitative review of the empirical literature on the tax impact on corporate debt financing. Synthesizing the evidence from 46 previous studies, we find that this impact is substantial.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-024 // 2011

    Taxation, R&D Tax Incentives and Patent Application in Europe

    Innovation triggers positive effects on productivity and growth. It is therefore important to know whether taxation has an impact on research, development and innovation and whether taxation can be used as an…