The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews research on gender inequality in access to...

We investigate the effect of personal income tax (PIT) rates on the number of hours entrepreneurs work weekly. Using the rotating panel data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey from 2003 to 2019, we estimate instrumental variable regressions in first...

This paper estimates income tax underreporting for the case of Germany, by income category and along the income distribution. Comparing weighted samples of survey and tax data, we find patterns that are in line with the literature: Average income from self-employment and from rent and lease in...

This paper estimates income tax underreporting for the case of Germany, by income category and along the income distribution. Comparing weighted samples of survey and tax data, we find patterns that are in line with the literature: Average income from self-employment and from rent and lease in...

Mental accounting practices of self-employed taxpayers are investigated in two studies. Interviews (N=30) revealed that perceptions of the tax due differ widely. While a majority seems to mentally segregate the tax component from their net income, others claim ownership of the gross income as a...

Mit der Steuerreform 2000 wurde das ambitionierteste Steuerreduktionsvorhaben in der deutschen Nachkriegsgeschichte beschlossen. In den Jahren von 1998 bis 2005 werden Steuerzahler von einer Nettoentlastung von insgesamt mehr als 100 Mrd. DM profitieren. Man erwartet hierdurch eine Stimulation...

Die aktuelle Steuerreform 2000/2005 und alternative Vorschläge dazu neben einen prominenten Platz in der aktuellen wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischen Diskussion ein. Die Frage nach den individuellen Wirkungen auf die Steuerpflichtigen ist neben den beiden traditionell geprägten Leitideen der...