In this study, we analyze the cyclicality of fiscal policies in China during the period 1978-2013. We find that the cyclicality of local government spending in China significantly affects the cyclicality of total government spending. By employing both time-series and province-level panel data,...

In dieser Studie setzt sich der Kronberger Kreis kritisch mit der Frage auseinander, inwieweit die Erbschaftsteuer auf eine regelkonforme Gesetzesgrundlage aufbaut und welche Änderungen vorgenommen werden könnten, diese Grundlage effizienter und fairer zu gestalten.Gesamtwirtschaftlich...

This paper analyses the effectiveness of the corporate income tax as an automatic stabilizer. It employs a unique firm-level dataset of German manufacturers combining financial statements with firm-specific information about credit market restrictions. The results show that approximately 20 per...

This paper estimates the incidence of corporate taxes on wages using a 20-year panel of German municipalities exploiting 6,800 tax changes for identification. Using event study designs and differences-in-differences models, we find that workers bear about half of the total tax burden....