Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 16
Cover Image
Effective taxation of top incomes in Germany, 1992 - 2002
Bach, Stefan (contributor); Corneo, Giacomo (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003641752
Cover Image
Regional origins of employment volatility : evidence from German states
Buch, Claudia M. (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003711846
Cover Image
Top incomes and top taxes in Germany
Bach, Stefan (contributor); Corneo, Giacomo (contributor);  … - 2006
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003300942
Cover Image
Margins of international banking : is there a productivity Pecking order in banking, too?
Buch, Claudia M.; Koch, Cathérine Tahmee; Kötter, Michael - 2009
Modern trade theory emphasizes firm-level productivity differentials to explain the cross-border activities of non-financial firms. This study tests whether a productivity pecking order also determines international banking activities. Using a novel dataset that contains all German banks'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923511
Cover Image
Do better capitalized banks lend less? : long-run panel evidence from Germany
Buch, Claudia M.; Prieto, Esteban - 2012
Insufficient capital buffers of banks have been identified as one main cause for the large systemic effects of the recent financial crisis. Although higher capital is no panacea, it yet features prominently in proposals for regulatory reform. But how do increased capital requirements affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009570042
Cover Image
Labor demand during the crisis : what happened in Germany?
Bohachova, Olga; Boockmann, Bernhard; Buch, Claudia M. - 2011 - This version: October 2011
In Germany, the employment response to the post-2007 crisis has been muted compared to other industrialized countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009375256
Cover Image
The growth in military expenditure in Germany 1951 - 2011: did parties matter?
Kauder, Björn; Potrafke, Niklas - 2015
We examine whether government ideology was correlated with the growth in military expenditure in Germany over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010515371
Cover Image
Government ideology and tuition fee policy : evidence from the German states
Kauder, Björn; Potrafke, Niklas - 2013
In January 2005 the German Supreme Court permitted the state governments to charge tuition fees. By exploiting the natural experiment, we examine how government ideology influenced the introduction of tuition fees. The results show that rightwing governments were active in introducing tuition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009732998
Cover Image
Outside earnings, absence, and activity : evidence from German parliamentarians
Arnold, Felix; Kauder, Björn; Potrafke, Niklas - 2014
We examine moonlighting by politicians in Germany. In July 2007, the German Supreme Court adjudicated that members of … contributions, interpellations, and group initiatives. We propose that the results for Germany do not corroborate evidence on other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010383227
Cover Image
Taxing banks : an evaluation of the German bank levy
Buch, Claudia M.; Hilberg, Björn; Tonzer, Lena - 2014
Bank distress can have severe negative consequences for the stability of the financial system, the real economy, and public finances. Regimes for restructuring and restoring banks financed by bank levies and fiscal backstops seek to reduce these costs. Bank levies attempt to internalize systemic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257339