Durch die zunehmende Globalisierung verstärkt sich der Wettbewerb der Staaten untereinander. Diese konkurrieren durch ihre institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen, wobei das jeweilige Steuersystem eine große Rolle spielt. Jessica Ölschläger untersucht Zusammenhänge zwischen der...

Income tax systems are multi-dimensional, and ignoring their non-rate aspects can introduce bias into cross-country empirical estimation of the impact of taxation. We analyze 10 non-rate tax system aspects, codified based on recent OECD reports. We find that a single factor (which we call...

What role can better quality of public finances play in supporting Europe's long-term economic growth prospects? This question was at the centre of the 2008 European Commission workshop on public finances. It was largely motivated by the pressures put on European economies and their budgets from...