determinants of the optimal level of consumption taxation in relation to other taxes, as well as the optimal differentiation of … trade-offs in consumption taxation as well as point out important areas where more research is needed. …

established by Piketty (2001, 2003). The disappearance of capital income from the income tax base in many countries poses a major … including capital gains to 2010, and the series excluding capital gains to 2008. Second, we derive three homogeneous series by … simulating legislative definitions of capital income prevailing in Germany between 2001 and 2010. For both simulation and the …

This paper argues that the production constraints in the basic NAIRU model should be distinguished by type: capital … for UK manufacturing over 80 quarters we show that capital constraints became relatively more important during the 1980s … as industry failed to match the increase in labour flexibility with rising capital investment. …

In contrast to earlier field studies, we survey German public savings banks on their management of capital. We find … that the most important determinants of the savings banks? target capital ratio are risk aversion, the desired credit … growth and profitability. Savings banks prefer to manage the level of capital rather than the level of riskweighted assets in …

the consequence of the occurrence of credit rationing on farmer's capital accumulation, investment and supply. The method … discount rate. Finally, if the uncertainty is introduced, then the level of investment spending and capital accumulation is …

interactions associated with the movement of capital and polluting activities from one economy to another. We use a simple … dynamical model describing capital accumulation along the lines of a fixed-savings-ratio Solow-type model capable of producing … or regions. The basic mechanism underlying the movements of capital across space is the quest for locations where the …

This study reports results of a nationwide survey on overall working capital policy of small manufacturing firms. The … form queried firms on their overall working capital policies as well as on the management of the components of working … capital. Statistically significant measures of association between working capital policies and tools were found among many of …

Capital structure choices and preferences in small, rapidly growing corporations are examined. As much of capital …, information asymmetries) a survey was designed in an attempt to gauge the relevance of several theories of capital structure. The …. Analysis of the responses indicates that tax factors and management preferences have major impacts on capital structure …

A simple single-period model of entrepreneurial capital structure choice under conditions of informational asymmetry is … to reduce the amount of effort he exerts. However, by astute choice of capital structure, the entrepreneur can mitigate …. This explains the predominance of debt in the capital structures of small firms. …