Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Unternehmensbesteuerung und Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-021 // 2016

    Philanthropy in a Secular Society

    In this study we investigate the relationship between religious and charitable giving. We test how income, the tax-price of giving and the German church tax, differently affect charitable donations of church…

  2. Discussion und Working Paper // 2016

    The long-Run effect of fiscal consolidation on economic growth: Evidence from quantitative case studies

    We contribute to the literature on the long-run effect of fiscal consolidation on economic growth by applying a novel method for quantitative case studies. Relying on a qualitative (narrative) definition of…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-015 // 2016

    Corporate Taxation and Location of Intangible Assets: Patents vs. Trademarks

    Numerous empirical studies have analysed the influence of corporate taxation on the location of intangible assets within a company group. However, the previous literature has rather focused on studying the…

  4. ZEWnews // 2016

    01/02 - 2016

    • Europa braucht ein gemeinschaftliches Konzept für eine wirksame Asylpolitik
    • Die Kindheit entscheidet maßgeblich über Einkommensunterschiede
    • Gemeindepolitik: Bürgerentscheide wirken "ansteckend" auf…
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-013 // 2016

    Fiscal Competition and Public Debt

    The existing theoretical literature on fiscal competition has to a large extent ignored the role of government debt as a determinant of taxes and productive public spending. We develop a simple model of fiscal…