This paper analyses the effects of introducing a common EU tax base with formula apportionment on the size of the EU wide tax base and on the distribution of the tax base between the EU member countries. We use a combined dataset of Deutsche Bundesbank’s Foreign Direct Investment data (MiDi)...

Das bestehende Steuersystem wird häufig als ein Grund für die anhaltende Investitions- und Wachstumsschwäche in Deutschland angesehen. Daher wird insbesondere von Seiten deutscher Wirtschaftswissenschaftler eine konsumorientierte Umgestaltung des Steuersystems gefordert. Hingegen weisen...

In September 2011 the EU Commission put forward a proposal for an EU-wide Financial Transaction Tax. This article assesses the proposal. It starts by looking at the design of the tax before moving on to the objectives it is meant to achieve. Two questions are asked in relation to each objective:...

The European Commission is currently preparing a proposal for a directive on the introduction of a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB). This paper reviews the current state of the European Commission's preparation of the CCCTB proposal and discusses the implications for efficiency and...

This paper discusses tax policy measures to reduce corporate tax avoidance by extending taxation in the source country without imposing double taxation. We focus on four options: Bilaterally restricting interest and royalty deductibility, introducing an inverted tax credit system, levying...