Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2008

    State Responsibility and Antitrust in the Energy Charter Treaty: Socialization vs. Liberalization in Bilateral Investment Relations

    This article analyzes state responsibility and antitrust as conflicting forces of investment protection under the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”). State responsibility is defined in Articles 22 and 23; it…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-128 // 2008

    FDI and Taxation - A Meta-Study

    Despite the continuing political interest in the usefulness of tax competition and tax coordination as well as the wealth of theoretical analyses, it still remains open whether or when tax competition is…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-124 // 2008

    The Impact of R&D Tax Incentives on R&D Costs and Income Tax Burden

    The structure of public support to corporate R&D has been rapidly changing over the last decade. Government R&D policies are increasingly oriented towards market signals and competition in order to minimise the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-123 // 2008

    What Drives Giving in Extensive Welfare States? The Case of Germany

    Economic approaches explain charitable contributions by assuming that donors are interested in the provision of certain public goods by the respective charity. Indeed, many individuals donate money or time to…