Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-081 // 2007

    The Impact of Fiscal Equalization on Local Expenditure Policies - Theory and Evidence from Germany

    This paper uses a simple model of fiscal competition in taxes and public inputs among local jurisdictions to analyze the incentive effects of fiscal equalization transfers. We find that a budget-compensated…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-071 // 2007

    The Effects of Multinationals' Profit Shifting Activities on Real Investments

    This paper investigates whether the size of multinationals' real investments in a high-tax country is affected by profit shifting activities. A simple theoretical analysis shows that tax rates abroad impact the…