Das Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) und das Deutsche Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) simulieren die fiskalpolitischen und gesamtwirtschaftlichen Effekte von Investitionen in die Integration der Flüchtlinge, die im Jahr 2015 zugewandert sind. Die Simulationen sind...

Empirical evidence so far found ambiguous results for the direction of effect of marginal income tax rates on employee remuneration. Based on the GSOEP data from 2002 through 2008 this study analyzes the impact of the marginal tax load on the employee side on the wage rate also allowing average...

The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political...