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We analyze the distribution and taxation of top incomes in Germany during the 1990s on the basis of individual tax … findings are as follows: (i) incomes are highly concentrated in Germany, more than commonly thought; (ii) the German economic … concentrated in Germany, more than commonly thought; (iv) although effective tax rates are significantly lower than statutory ones …
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We study the optimal tax system when taxpayers earn different kinds of income by supplying different inputs. Imperfect substitution between inputs allows for general equilibrium effects. We consider any type of cross-base responses to tax changes such as income-shifting. Formalizing the tax...
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We characterize a measure of social welfare for linear production economies in which individuals differ in productive skills and preferences. The key feature of our measure is that it aggregates fairness gaps, defined as the difference between the money-metric utility that the individual...
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and policy responses in real-time and provide the first application to Germany in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic …
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comprehensive study of wealth and its distribution in Germany since the 19th century. We combine tax and archival data, household …
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shocks and the shock propagation processes. Thus, I conclude that business cycle stabilization in Germany is driven by both …
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Germany’s comparatively good economic performance throughout the Great Recession of the years 2008/2009 is often …
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We provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality and income dynamics for Germany over the last two decades … distribution of annual earnings in Germany. We find that cross-sectional inequality rose until 2009 for men and women. After the …
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Germany. The new data set will regularly be updated when quarterly economic growth for Germany becomes available. We use the …
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trends in unconditional firm level and aggregated output volatility in Germany are similar. There has been a long …
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