We evaluate Germany's temporary value-added tax (VAT) rate reduction as a tool to stimulate consumer spending during … the Covid-19 pandemic using a comparative case study approach. We construct a credible counterfactual for Germany in a two … similar to Germany regarding important post-treatment characteristics. Second, we apply a reweighting scheme on the pre …

We evaluate Germany's temporary value-added tax (VAT) rate reduction as a tool to stimulate consumer spending during … the Covid-19 pandemic using a comparative case study approach. We construct a credible counterfactual for Germany in a two … similar to Germany regarding important post-treatment characteristics. Second, we apply a reweighting scheme on the pre …

We exploit the unexpected announcement of an immediate, temporary VAT cut in Germany in the second half of 2020 as a …

We exploit the unexpected announcement of an immediate, temporary VAT cut in Germany in the second half of 2020 as a …

We study state-dependent effects of narratively identified tax shocks in Germany and the UK over the period 1974Q1 … cuts initially have a larger effect during times of nonrecession in Germany, whereas we find no state-dependent effects for … cuts and hikes individually: tax hikes can be expansionary in Germany (UK) when implemented during non …

I study the spill-over effects of legislated discretionary tax changes in the United States, Germany, and the United …

We study the announcement effect of legislated tax changes on GDP in the US, Germany, and the UK. Using, as the shock … Germany. When allowing the responses to vary over the business cycle, we find evidence that US GDP drops regardless of the …

We study state-dependent effects of narratively identified tax shocks in Germany and the UK over the period 1974Q1 … cuts initially have a larger effect during times of nonrecession in Germany, whereas we find no state-dependent effects for … cuts and hikes individually: tax hikes can be expansionary in Germany (UK) when implemented during non …

, we study whether legislative tax changes affect the trade balance in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom …) indirect tax changes in Germany and the UK, (v) spillovers of US tax changes into Germany and the UK, and (vi) asymmetric … in the US and Germany react quite similarly: imports tend to rise; exports do not change much. Consequently and fostered …