This professorial dissertation thesis collects several empirical studies on tax distribution and tax reform in Germany. Chapter 2 deals with two studies on effective income taxation, based on representative micro data sets from tax statistics. The first study analyses the effective income...

In der öffentlichen Debatte ist die Steuerbelastung ein Dauerthema: Zahlen "die da oben" tatsächlich mehr als die Mittelschicht? Oder können sich Wohlhabende durch "Steuergestaltung" aus der Affäre ziehen? Diesen Fragen geht der DIW-Mitarbeiter und Hochschuldozent in 4 Hauptkapiteln nach....

In order to calculate the burden of a comprehensive and progressive income tax falling on a certain income source, an apportionment scheme for the entire tax burden has to be chosen. This raises the question of how to deal with losses, which is relevant for Germany in view of the heavy losses...

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...

Im internationalen Vergleich besteuert Deutschland die Vermögen niedrig. Eine Ausweitung der Besteuerung auf das Durchschnittsniveau von OECD und EU könnte ein Steuermehraufkommen von gut einem Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts erzielen - das wären gegenwärtig rund 25 Milliarden Euro. Bei...