[Einleitung ...] In diesem Gutachten geben wir zunächst einen kurzen Überblick zu den wichtigsten Parametern der Garantierente. In Abschnitt 3 erläutern wir das methodische Vorgehen und stellen die Da-tengrundlage des Berichts vor. Abschnitt 4 beschäftigt sich mit dem verwendeten...

We estimate the impact of effective profit taxation on the financial leverage of corporations on the basis of a pseudo-panel constructed from corporate tax return micro data for the period 1998-2001, a period which saw the introduction of a major corporate tax reform in Germany. The financial...

We estimate the elasticity of corporate taxable income with respect to the effective corporate tax rate on the basis of a pseudo-panel constructed from corporate tax return micro data for the period 1998-2001, a period which saw the introduction of a major corporate tax reform in Germany....

In this study we investigate the impact of the thin capitalization rule (TCR), introduced in Germany in 2008, on firms' capital structure, investment and profitability. The identification of the causal effects is based on the escape clauses in the regulation using a difference-in-difference...