1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 19-058 // 2019

    Do People Really Want a Simple Tax System? Evidence on Preferences Towards Income Tax Simplification

    We study preferences for tax simplification using new survey and experimental data for a representative sample of the German population. General wisdom seems to suggest that most tax systems are overly complex…

  2. ZEW-Newsletter // 2019

    2019-12

    1. Aktuell
    2. Call for Papers
      • ZEW Public Finance-Konferenz 2020
    3. Personalia
      • Auszeichnungen
      • Gäste am ZEW
    4. Presse
    5. Neue Publikationen
      • ZEWnews
      • ZEW policy brief
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport
      • Deutsch…
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 19-057 // 2019

    Bureaucratic Competence and Procurement Outcomes

    To what extent does a more competent public bureaucracy contribute to better economic outcomes? We address this question in the context of the US federal procurement of services and works, by combining…

  4. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2019

    Dezember 2019

    • Konjunkturerwartungen für China gehen zurück: CEP-Indikator sinkt auf minus 8,9 Punkte
    • An der Dezember-Umfrage des China Economic Panel vom 2.–10.12.2019 beteiligten sich 28 Analysten