This thesis is dedicated to the study of inductive environmental tax norms, one of the instruments with increasing propagation used for nature preservation. These norms are defined in this work as any tax norm that within its environmental policy guidance is able to induce certain behaviour of...

By using estimates from an Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS), we investigate how the German energy tax on car fuels changes the private households-CO2 emissions, living standards, and post-tax income distribution. Our results show that the tax implies a trade-off between the aim to reduce...

This paper investigates the economic impacts of environmental tax reforms designed to reach given emission reduction targets for the German economy. Our focus is on the efficiency and employment implications of alternative schemes for emission tax differentiation between the production sector...

Die Ökologische Steuerreform wurde expressis verbis mit der Zielsetzung verabschiedet, einen ökologischen Umbau der Industriegesellschaft einzuleiten und den Arbeitsmarkt zu entlasten. Obwohl das Beschäftigungsziel in Zeiten hoher Arbeitslosigkeit Priorität genießt, ist seine Betonung im...

This professorial dissertation thesis collects several empirical studies on tax distribution and tax reform in Germany. Chapter 2 deals with two studies on effective income taxation, based on representative micro data sets from tax statistics. The first study analyses the effective income...

Seit 2011 werden Flugreisen von inländischen Standorten mittels der Luftverkehrsteuer belastet. Im DSi-kompakt Nr. 1 wird erläutert, warum die Luftverkehrsteuer ihre auferlegten Ziele nicht erreichen kann. So ist sie weder zur Sicherung ausreichender Steuereinnahmen geeignet noch mit einer...

Focusing on travel survey data from Germany, this paper investigates the determinants of automobile travel, with the specific aim of quantifying the effects of fuel prices and fuel economy. The analysis is predicated on the notion that car mileage is a two-stage decision process, comprising the...