Several recent studies suggest that equalizing transfers in a federal system may distort the tax policy decisions of states. We study this issue for the German federal fiscal system. In a simple theoretical model, we first identify a substitution and an income effect of equalizing transfers. Our...

Several recent studies suggest that equalizing transfers in a federal system may distort the tax policy decisions of states. We study this issue for the German federal fiscal system. In a simple theoretical model, we first identify a substitution and an income effect of equalizing transfers. Our...

Several recent studies suggest that equalizing transfers in a federal system may distort the tax policy decisions of states. We study this issue for the German federal fiscal system. In a simple theoretical model, we first identify a substitution and an income effect of equalizing transfers. Our...

Von 2010 bis einschließlich 2015 hat sich die gesamte, nicht mittels Tarifanpassungen ausgeglichene Zusatzbelastung der Steuerzahler durch die kalte Progression auf 36,5 Milliarden Euro summiert. Diese versteckten impliziten Steuererhöhungen durch die kalte Progression sind nicht durch die...