Mit dem Ausbruch der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise in 2008, verabschiedeten die Europäischen Regierungen vielfältige Maßnahmen, um eine langfristige Rezession zu verhindern. Steuern sind ein wichtiges Instrument, um solche wirtschaftspolitischen Zielen zu erreichen, jedoch stellen sie auch ein...

We examine the revenue and redistributive effects of tax policy reforms in twelve European countries over the decade between the financial crisis and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting them against the implications of a hypothetical system reflecting the extent of fiscal drag...

"The authors of this book argue that post-war fiscal and monetary policies in the U.S. are prone to more frequent and more destabilizing domestic and international financial crises. So, in the aftermath of the one that erupted in 2008, they propose that now we are sleepwalking into another,...

Tax rules encouraging excessive debt, complex financial transactions, poorly designed incentive compensation for corporate managers, and highly leveraged home ownership all may have contributed to the financial crisis, but do not appear to have been among the primary causes. Even without a...