Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-064 // 2020

    Elite Structure and the Provision of Health-Promoting Public Goods

    We compile biographical information on more than 5,000 Prussian politicians and exploit newly digitized administrative data to examine whether landowning and landless elites differ in the extent to which they…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-063 // 2020

    On the Determinants and Effects of Corporate Tax Transparency: Review of an Emerging Literature

    In response to discussions about large multinational enterprises’ tax planning activities, legislators around the world have adopted numerous regulations to increase corporate tax transparency. New settings and…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-061 // 2020

    Exporting Costs and Multi-Product Shipments

    In this paper, employing transaction level data for Russian imports, we explore the role of multi-product shipments in explaining shipping patterns across countries. First, we document that firms from more…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-059 // 2020

    Breaking Borders? The European Court of Justice and Internal Market

    Upon more than 400 judgements on direct taxation, the case law of the European Court of Justice has considerably shaped Member States’ tax systems. Based on Member States’ tax law adjustments in the context of…

  5. ZEW expert brief No. 20-14 // 2020

    Post COVID EU Recovery: Is There Room to Invest in Healthcare?

    “The COVID-19 crisis presents Europe with a challenge of historic proportions. The EU and its Member States have had to adopt emergency measures to preserve the health of the citizens and prevent a collapse…

  6. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2020

    A Knowledge Graph for Assessing Agressive Tax Planning Strategies

    The taxation of multi-national companies is a complex field, since it is influenced by the legislation of several states. Laws in different states may have unforeseen interaction effects, which can be exploited…