Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Unternehmensbesteuerung und Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-058 // 2015

    Did the Introduction of the Euro Lead to Money Illusion? Empirical Evidence from Germany

    Using the introduction of the euro as a natural experiment, we provide economy-wide evidence for money illusion based on declared donations from German admin-istrative income tax data. Our results suggest a…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-055 // 2015

    Decline of CFC Rules and Rise of IP Boxes: How the ECJ Affects Tax Competition and Economic Distortions in Europe

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has become an influential player in the field of direct taxation in the European Union in the past twenty years. However, it is unclear whether the ECJ's decisions actually…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-054 // 2015

    Vetoing and Inaugurating Policy Like Others Do: Evidence on Spatial Interactions in Voter Initiatives

    A sizeable literature studies whether governments strategically interact with each other through policy-diffusion, learning, fiscal and yardstick competition. This paper asks whether, in the presence of direct…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-052 // 2015

    The Impact of Taxes on Bilateral Royalty Flows

    In 2013 the OECD introduced its Action Plan on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). One of the major concerns of this Plan is a strategic use of intangible assets as an instrument for profit shifting. The…

  5. ZEWnews // 2015

    07/08 - 2015

    • Chance statt Bedrohung - die Digitalisierung wird die Zukunft der Arbeit verändern
    • Längerer Mutterschutz lockt kränkere Mütter zurück in den Beruf
    • Wahlen lassen öffentliche Ausgaben steigen
    • Mitarbeiter liefern…