The present paper quantifies the economic consequences of eliminating the system of income splitting in Germany. We apply a dynamic simulation model with overlapping generations where single and married agents have to decide on labor supply and homework facing income and lifespan risk. The...

This note demonstrates that optimal tax calculations in overlapping generations models should not be based exclusively on long-run welfare changes. As the latter represent a mix of efficiency and intergenerational redistribution effects, they typically favor policies which redistribute towards...

This paper deals with the intergenerational incidence of corporate tax policies in the overlapping generation model. Corportate tax reforms affect the welfare levels of individuals via three Channels: (i) changes in the net. tax burdens, (ii) changes in the factor prices, and (iii) changes in...

Zielsetzung des vorliegenden Aufsatzes ist es demnach, die Effizienz- und Verteilungswirkungen eines Übergangs vom gegenwärtig in der Bundesrepublik geltenden Einkommen- und Körperschaftsteuersystem zu einem konsumorientierten Steuersystem zu ermitteln. Charakteristische Merkmale des von der...