This paper studies the long-run relationship between consumption, asset wealth and income in Germany, based on data … these three variables from their common trend signal changes in asset prices, we find that for Germany they predict changes … Germany than in the Anglo-Saxon economies and the share of publicly traded equity in household wealth is much smaller in …

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 …

This study aims at contributing to the ongoing debates on the bracket creep, whether Germany needs an integration of … burdens. On the other hand, Germany has continuously flattened the personal income tax rates in the context of a series of tax …

administrative tax records, we exploit several tax reforms that were implemented in Germany between 2001 and 2008. Our main estimates …