Die Arbeit ist ein erster deutscher Beitrag zur new tax responsiveness literature. Wir beobachten das Verhalten eines Panels baden-württembergischer Einkommenssteuerpflichtiger vor dem Hintergrund der Steuerreform 1990 und schätzen die Elastizität des zu versteuernden Einkommens in Bezug auf...

We analyze the distribution and taxation of top incomes in Germany during the 1990s on the basis of individual tax returns data. We derive a measure of economic income from taxable gross income as reported in the tax returns. Thanks to complete sampling, we can deliver a very precise description...

We analyze the distribution and taxation of top incomes in Germany during the 1990s on the basis of individual tax returns data. We derive a measure of economic income from taxable gross income as reported in the tax returns. Thanks to complete sampling, we can deliver a very precise description...

We analyze the taxation of top personal incomes in Germany on the basis of an integrated data file of individual tax returns and a general household survey for the years 1992 - 2002. The unique feature of this integrated data set is that it includes all taxpayers in the top percentile of the...

We analyze the taxation of top personal incomes in Germany on the basis of an integrated data file of individual tax returns and a general household survey for the years 1992 - 2002. The unique feature of this integrated data set is that it includes all taxpayers in the top percentile of the...

We exploit an exhaustive administrative dataset that includes the individual tax returns of all households in the top percentile of the income distribution in Germany to pin down the effective income taxation of households with very high incomes. Taking tax base erosion into account, we find...

This study on market and non-market labor supply and taxes is based on a theoretical microeconomic model with multiple labor supply in the formal and informal economy. This multiple time allocation model, which explicitly takes into account taxes, transfer payments, socioeconomic characteristics...

Using the example of the inheritance tax, this paper examines whether and how the strictness of tax compliance norms depends on the interrelation between tax objectives, tax design, and taxed behavior. Building on the literature on tax evasion, optimal inheritance taxation, family economics, and...

"Wohn-Riester" wird in Literatur und Praxis teilweise äußerst kritisch gesehen. Es sei für die potenziellen Anwender zu kompliziert und die nachgelagerte Besteuerung stelle die Wirtschaftlichkeit in Frage. Der Autor kommt zu völlig anderen Ergebnissen: Die Komplexität ist geringer und die...

In this paper the effect of inflation on the real taxation of income in Germany is analyzed. The results show that the effect of inflation on real marginal tax rates is quantitatively strong. As a consequence, ex ante real tax rates become stochastic. However, the effect differs between labor...