Ziel war es, den Übergang vom derzeitigen System der Unternehmensbesteuerung zu einem System der nachgelagerten Besteuerung zu simulieren, um ein besseres Verständnis der Verteilungswirkungen einer Steuerreform während des Übergangs vom alten zum neuen langfristigen Gleichgewicht zu erlangen...

We propose a model consistent with two observations. First, the tax rates adopted by different countries are generally uncorrelated with their growth performance. Second, countries that drastically reduce private incentives to invest, severely hurt their growth performance. In our model, the...

We study a model in which the effects of taxation on growth are highly non-linear. Marginal increases in tax rates have a small growth impact when tax rates are low or moderate. When tax rates are high, further tax hikes have a large, negative impact on growth performance. We argue that this...

We propose a model consistent with two observations. First, the tax rates adopted by different countries are generally uncorrelated with their growth performance. Second, countries that drastically reduce private incentives to invest, severely hurt their growth performance. In our model, the...