Using quantile regressions and a rich cross section data set for German manufacturing plants, this paper reports that the impact of works councils on labor productivity varies along the conditional distribution of value added per employee. It emerges that the positive and statistically...

Der Beitrag weist nach, dass ein Verzicht auf die optimale Ausübung des Antragswahlrechts nach § 34a EStG zu merklichen Vermögenseinbußen führen kann. Zudem wird im Standardmodell mit exogenen, zeitkonstanten Steuersätzen und bei Identität von Soll- und Habenzinsen gezeigt, dass Gewinne...

This paper uses data from a nationally representative panel of establishments to estimate the effects of German works councils on firm performance, 1997 - 2000. We analyze the impact of this institution on sales and sales growth using OLC and fixed effect estimates of a translog production...

This contribution addresses the substantial tax subsidies for businesses introduced by the German Inheritance Tax Act 2009. Advocates in favour of the vast or even entire tax exemption for businesses stress the potential damage of the inheritance tax on businesses, as those often lack liquid...