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Taxation and consumption : evidence from a representative survey of the German population
Hayo, Bernd; Uhl, Matthias - 2014
Using a representative survey of the German population, this paper studies individual consumption responses to a recent payroll tax reduction. Our results show that 55% of the respondents spend the extra money, indicating considerable potential for tax changes to affect consumption and economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010254301
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Non-linear effects of fiscal policy in Germany : a Markov-switching approach
Höppner, Florian; Wesche, Katrin - 2000 - This version: July 2000
Keynesian theory suggests that a reduction in government expenditure has a negative effect on private demand and therefore on output. Contrary, neoclassical theory argues that reduced public expenditure makes room for an expansion of the private sector and thus has a stimulating effect on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011540071
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Costly, but (relatively) ineffective? : an assessment of Germany's temporary VAT rate reduction during the Covid-19 pandemic
Baudisch, Victoria; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2023
We evaluate Germany's temporary value-added tax (VAT) rate reduction as a tool to stimulate consumer spending during … the Covid-19 pandemic using a comparative case study approach. We construct a credible counterfactual for Germany in a two … similar to Germany regarding important post-treatment characteristics. Second, we apply a reweighting scheme on the pre …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014275958
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Costly, but (relatively) ineffective? : an assessment of Germany's temporary VAT rate reduction during the Covid-19 pandemic
Baudisch, Victoria; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2023
We evaluate Germany's temporary value-added tax (VAT) rate reduction as a tool to stimulate consumer spending during … the Covid-19 pandemic using a comparative case study approach. We construct a credible counterfactual for Germany in a two … similar to Germany regarding important post-treatment characteristics. Second, we apply a reweighting scheme on the pre …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014259264
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Non-linear effects of fiscal policy in Germany : a Markov-switching approach
Höppner, Florian; Assenmacher-Wesche, Katrin - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001510200
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The effect of unconventional fiscal policy on consumption : new evidence based on transactional data
Koeniger, Winfried; Kress, Peter - 2024
in Germany 2020. We find that the annualized growth rate of expenditures for durables increased by 6 percentage points …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015084082
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Topics in fiscal policy : evidence from a representative survey of the German population
Hayo, Bernd; Neumeier, Florian; Uhl, Matthias - 2014 - This version: 13 February 2014
This paper provides background information and basic descriptive statistics for a representative survey of the German population conducted on our behalf by GfK in the first quarter of 2013. The survey addresses important topics in fiscal policy, including: 1) public preferences on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010242079
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Topics in Fiscal Policy : Evidence from a Representative Survey of the German Population
Hayo, Bernd - 2016
This paper provides background information and basic descriptive statistics for a representative survey of the German population conducted on our behalf by GfK in the first quarter of 2013. The survey addresses important topics in fiscal policy, including: 1) public preferences on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000547
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Taxation and consumption: Evidence from a representative survey of the German population
Hayo, Bernd; Uhl, Matthias - 2014
Using a representative survey of the German population, this paper studies individual consumption responses to a recent payroll tax reduction. Our results show that 55% of the respondents spend the extra money, indicating considerable potential for tax changes to affect consumption and economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335885
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The (in)validity of the Ricardian equivalence theorem : findings from a representative German population survey
Hayo, Bernd; Neumeier, Florian - 2016 - This version: 29 February 2016
In this paper, we utilise data from a German population survey to test the validity of the Ricardian equivalence theorem (RET). In 2013, 2,000 representatively chosen people were asked whether they have altered their consumption and saving behaviour in response to the significant increase in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011433976