The EU's revenue system is still typical for an organisation based on international cooperation and stands in contrast to the Union's far advanced legislative and political role. This contrast feeds the debate on granting the EU an autonomous tax source. Our contribution explores the factors...

The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political...

The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political...

Auf europäischer Ebene steht aktuell die Neuabgrenzung der Fördergebiete für die EU-Strukturfonds der Förderperiode 2014 bis 2020 zur Debatte. Ob eine Region förderfähig ist, hängt von der regionalen Wirtschaftskraft im Vergleich zum EU-Durchschnitt ab. Bei Bemessung anhand aktuell...

Förderprogramme werden häufig damit zu rechtfertigen versucht, dass induzierte Mehreinnahmen bei Steuern und Beitragen dazu führen können, dass die zu erwartenden (fiskalischen) Erträge der Förderung deren unmittelbaren (fiskalischen) Kosten übertreffen. Ziel des Gutachtens ist die...

The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political...