This paper is the first to provide evidence of efficient taxation of groups with heterogeneous levels of 'tax morale'. We set up an optimal income tax model where high tax morale implies a high subjective cost of evading taxes. The model predicts that 'nice guys finish last': groups with higher...

We analyze different alternatives how a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA) could be designed and assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of asymmetric macroeconomic shocks. Running counterfactual simulations based on micro data for the...

The success of the flat rate tax in Eastern Europe suggests that this concept could also be a model for the welfare states of Western Europe. The present paper uses a simulation model to analyse the effects of revenue neutral flat rate tax reforms on equity and efficiency for the case of...

Wie mit dem Solidaritätszuschlag 25 Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung umgegangen werden soll, ist umstritten. Vieles spricht für eine Integration in den Einkommensteuertarif. Sven Stöwhase und Martin Teuber haben im Dezemberheft 2014 des Wirtschaftsdienst auf die Verteilungswirkungen bei einer...