Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; … - 2012
The current debt crisis has given rise to a debate about deeper fiscal integration in Europe. The view is widespread … study the economic effects of introducing two elements of a fiscal union: Firstly, an EU-wide tax and transfer system and … secondly, an EU-wide system of fiscal equalisation. Using the European tax-benefit calculator EUROMOD, we exploit …