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Declining tax progression and the German dual income tax : conference paper

Jenderny, Katharina - 2013 - Preliminary version

This paper analyzes the effect of the introduction of a final withholding tax on capital income on the progression of the German income tax. As previous literature shows, even with synthetic income taxation, tax progression was strongest in the middle of the income distribution, and decreased...

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Union bargaining and intra-industry productivity differentials : theory and evidence from Germany ; conference paper

Baumann, Florian; Brändle, Tobias - 2013 - Preliminary version

This paper indicates that the extent of collective bargaining coverage in an industry may depend on the differences in firms productivity levels within the industry. Less pronounced differences in productivity levels make it easier to design collective wage contracts that are accepted by a wider...

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Multi-union bargaining : tariff plurality and tariff competition ; conference paper

Aghadadashli, Hamid; Wey, Christian - 2014

We study sequential bargaining between two unions and a single firm. Parties bargain bilaterally and efficiently (over wage and employment). The unions' workforces can be substitutable ("tariff competition") or complementary ("tariff plurality" or "craft unionism"). If unions are substitutable,...

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The un-intended convergence : how the Finnish unemployment reached the European level

Koskela, Erkki; Uusitalo, Roope - 2003

The Finnish unemployment rose in the early 1990's from three to eighteen percent in four years. Unemployment has then … this unforeseen increase in unemployment. We then discuss the role of labour market institutions in the adjustment process … that has brought unemployment back to 'normal' levels. We argue that these institutions cannot be blamed for the increase …

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Getting into GEAR : German and the rest of Euro area fiscal policy during the crisis ; conference paper

Gadatsch, Niklas; Hauzenberger, Klemens; Stähler, Nikolai - 2014

Germany and the rest of EMU affected GDP growth and unemployment during the crisis. Not surprisingly, stimulus programmes …

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Tax competition and profit shifting : on the relationship between personal and corporate tax rates ; [presented at CESifo Conference "Corporate and Capital Income Taxation in the EU", Mons, December 2001]

Fuest, Clemens; Weichenrieder, Alfons J. - 2002

The residence-based taxation of interest income in the EU faces the difficulty that taxpayers may evade taxation by holding bank accounts in other countries. The EU therefore makes considerable efforts to achieve cooperation among EU member states in order to improve tax enforcement. The present...

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City competition for the creative class : conference paper

Büttner, Thiess; Janeba, Eckhard - 2013

Considering data for individual earnings we show that the local subsidization of cultural activities in Germany exerts effects on the wage distribution in the sense that these subsidies tend to reduce the wage gap between those with higher and less education. These findings motivate a...

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Taxation, innovation and entrepreneurship : conference paper

Gersbach, Hans; Schetter, Ulrich; Schneider, Maik T. - 2013 - This version: February 2013

We examine how basic research should be financed. While basic research is a public good benefiting innovating entrepreneurs it also affects the entire economy: occupational choices of potential entrepreneurs, wages of workers, dividends to shareholders, and aggregate output. We show that the...

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State capacity and public debt : a political economy analysis ; conference paper

Esslinger, Christoph; Müller, Cornelius - 2014 - Work in progress

High public debt combined with low capacities of the state to raise taxes and to support markets can put even developed countries into turmoil. However, the existing political economy literature of state capacity, pioneered by Besley and Persson (2009), does not investigate the interaction of...

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Over-aging : are present human populations too old? ; conference paper

Stelter, Robert - 2014

This paper investigates the problem of an ``optimum population'' with respect to the age structure. Within a 3-period OLG model, with endogenous fertility and longevity, the optimal age structure, identified by number-dampened total utilitarianism, is generally failed in the laissez-faire...

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