-13 on firm-level productivity in France, Italy and Spain. We show that relying on a single break date in 2008 misses both …

the Joint Economic Forecast, which is an in-dependent forecasting institution in Germany. Our results indicate that … decline in Germany’s trend growth and a systematic failure to correctly anticipate recessions. We show that the German …

This paper provides a comparison of tax morale between inhabitants of East and West Germany in its post … compared to cross-country studies. Our findings show higher tax morale in East than in West Germany. However, in only 9 years … the East. We suggest that this convergence in tax morale between East and West Germany, despite efforts of the federal …

In a series of experiments conducted in Belgium (Wallonia and Flanders), France and the Netherlands, we compare … examples of high compliance exert no influence; (iv) tax evasion is more frequent in France and the Netherlands; Walloons evade …

This paper analyzes the strikingly different response of unemployment to the Great Recession in France and Spain. Their … France, unemployment rate has increased by 2 percentage points, whereas in Spain it has shot up to 19% by the end of 2009. We … contracts and the less restrictive rules regarding the use of the latter contracts in Spain. Using a calibrated search and …

This paper provides a comparison of tax morale between inhabitants of East and West Germany in its post … compared to crosscountry studies. Our findings show higher tax morale in East than in West Germany. However, in only 9 years … the East. We suggest that this convergence in tax morale between East and West Germany, despite efforts of the federal …

net costs of training apprentices are substantial in Germany, whereas apprenticeship training is on average profitable …