Governments that wish to redistribute through budgetary policy do so mostly on the spending side, not on the taxation side of the budget. The taxation side is nevertheless important, partly because less efficient tax structures seem to be associated with lower taxation and spending levels. Hence...

This commentary reflects on the recommendations of the Mirrlees Review on tax reform with a special focus on capital income taxation. Regarding the alternatives of moving to a consumption based tax system, the commentary discusses the relative merits of choosing an ACE system (allowance for...

Die staatlichen Aktivitäten haben vielfältige Konsequenzen auf die privaten Haushalte. Häufig bleiben die finanziellen Effekte staatlichen Handelns jedoch im Dunkeln. Für den Gebietsstand der Bundesrepublik Deutschland nach 1990 existiert kein empirisches Mikrosimulationsmodell, das die...