Clemens, Marius; Röger, Werner - 2021 - This (updated) version: May 2022
impact of the VAT reduction in conjunction with the lockdowns in 2020-2021 in Germany. We use nonlinear solution techniques … restriction reduces the effectiveness of a temporary VAT reduction, we find a short-term multiplier of 1.8. However, the … cumulative multiplier reduces to below 1 over the medium term due to a shift in durable goods consumption toward 2020. Thus, the …