We study state-dependent effects of narratively identified tax shocks in Germany and the UK over the period 1974Q1-2018Q4 using local projections. In addition, we distinguish between aggregated and disaggregated tax types (direct and indirect taxes) as well as look for possible asymmetries...

This paper explores the international transmission of U.S. tax shocks and provides evidence for the German economy. Using structural vector autoregressions, we find that after a U.S. tax cut, German GDP increases moderately. While higher U.S. demand stimulates German exports, a deterioration of...

The trend of increasing inequality in the distribution of income and wealth in most developed countries has led to calls for corrective tax increases for the rich and wealthy. Such calls are often confronted with the claim that higher taxes on top personal incomes, corporate income and wealth...

Vor der Bundestagswahl am 27. September 2009 hat sich die Diskussion über die Verteilungseffekte der Einkommensbesteuerung sowie über die Notwendigkeit einer grundlegenden Vereinfachung des Besteuerungssystems in Deutschland wieder verstärkt. Im Rahmen ihrer Wahlprogramme haben die Parteien...