In many OECD countries, statutory corporate tax rates are lower than personal income tax rates. The present paper argues that this tax rate differentiation is an optimal tax policy if there are problems of asymmetric information between investors and firms in the capital market. The reduction of...

Gesellschafter von Familienunternehmen sind in vielfältiger Hinsicht von einer Reihe von Transparenzauflagen in besonderer Weise betroffen. Der Wissenschaftliche Beirat der Stiftung Familienunternehmen hat sich mit den verschiedenen Aspekten der Unternehmenstransparenz beschäftigt. In vier...

This paper analyzes the effectiveness of the tax and transfer systems in the European Union and the US to act as an automatic stabilizer in the current economic crisis. We find that automatic stabilizers absorb 38 per cent of a proportional income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the...

This paper analyzes the effectiveness of the tax and transfer systems in the European Union and the US to act as an automatic stabilizer in the current economic crisis. We find that automatic stabilizers absorb 38 per cent of a proportional income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the...