A theoretical model describes the local choice of the tax rate on capital income. It establishes preferences and various fiscal conditions - including the tax rates of competing jurisdictions - as determinants of the tax rate. The empirical implications are tested using a large panel of...

Den meisten Steuersystemen liegt als Leitgedanke zwar ein synthetischer Einkommensbegriff zu Grunde, doch resultiert aus den Gesetzesvorschriften regelmäßig eine faktische Schedulierung des Einkommens. Systematisch fragwürdig wird eine solche Schedulierung dann, wenn die vorgenommene...

Recent literature has emphasized that redistributive grant systems may tend to internalize fiscal externalities arising from tax competition. This paper further explores the conditions under which local grant systems enforced by the state government will enhance efficiency. A system of...

Redistributive grants schemes, such as fiscal equalization, are a common characteristic of local public finance in several countries. However, large and small jurisdictions are treated differently by the respective fiscal equalization schemes that often tend to favour larger jurisdictions. This...