Seit dem Jahr 2006 haben fast alle Bundesländer ihren Grunderwerbsteuersatz erhöht. Die Grunderwerbsteuer stellt ein wichtiges Mittel der Länder zur Konsolidierung ihrer Haushalte dar. Gleichzeitig können Erhöhungen zu einem Rückgang der Marktaktivität und zu Wohlfahrtsverlusten führen....

We examine the ability of the Expansionary Fiscal Contraction (EFC) hypothesis to explain the performance of of OECD economies during times of crisis. We find some limited evidence in its favour: if public consumption is reduced in response to a fiscal crisis (as defined by a high level of...

We explore the welfare costs of inflation originating from lack of liquidity satiation for Weimar Republic's hyperinflation and three high-inflation countries. Towards the peak of Weimar's hyperinflation the costs are estimated to have been equal to nearly 20 per cent of income. For Israel,...