Dr. Wilfried Wagner, Vorsitzender Richter beim BFH München, zeigte auf, welchen Beitrag die Finanzgerichtsbarkeit zur Fortentwicklung der Mehrwertsteuergesetzgebung leisten kann. Die Verlagerung der Steuerschuldnerschaft auf den Leistungsempfänger zur Bekämpfung des Mehrwertsteuerbetrugs...

The impact of uncertainty on firms' investment outlays is subject to an ongoing debate. Theory identifies several channels. Irreversibility, financing constraints and risk aversion make a negative relationship between uncertainty and investment likely. On the other hand, the ability of firms to...

We establish some stylised facts for Germany's business cycle at the level of the firm. Based on longitudinal firm-level data from the Bundesbank's balance sheet statistic covering, on average, 55,000 firms per year from 1971 to 1998, we analyse the reallocation across individual producers and,...

Aggregated output in industrialized countries has become less volatile over the past decades. Whether this ?Great Moderation? can be found in firm level data as well remains disputed. We study the evolution of firm level output volatility using a balanced panel dataset on German firms that...

Aggregated output in industrialized countries has become less volatile over the past decades. Whether this Great Moderation" can be found in firm level data as well remains disputed. We study the evolution of firm level output volatility using a balanced panel dataset on German firms that covers...

Mit einem Umsatzrückgang von nominal 2 und real 3,5% erlebte der deutsche Großhandel im Jahr 2001 gegenüber 2000 einen herben Rückschlag. Der negative Trend, insbesondere ab September, setzte sich auch im laufenden Jahr fort. Die Umsätze gingen von Januar bis Mai 2002 weiter zurück, und...