This paper examines the effects of taxation on long-run growthin a two-sector endogenous growth model with (i) physical capitalas an input in the education sector and (ii) leisure as anadditional argument in the utility function. The analysis of theeffects of taxation - including income...

Die inhaltliche Ausrichtung dieser Dissertation erlaubt Aussagen zu vier bedeutenden und aktuellen Problemfeldern der deutschen Steuerpolitik: fehlende Finanzierungsneutralität, internationale Koordinierung, steuerliche Standortattraktivität und Umfang der Gewinnverlagerung ins Ausland....

Many developing countries find it difficult to raise the revenue required to provide such basic public services as education, health care, and infrastructure. Complicating the policy challenges of taxation in developing countries are issues that most developed countries do not face, including...

A digressive tax like a variable rate sales tax or a tax on price gives firms an incentive for expanding output. Thus, unlike unit and ad valorem taxes which amplify the harm from monopoly, a digressive tax lessens the harm. We analyse a tax on price with respect to efficiency and practical...