Durch die Internationalisierung der handelsrechtlichen Rechnungslegung wird auch die steuerliche Gewinnermittlung Veränderungen unterliegen. Eine mögliche Entwicklung besteht in der Übernahme der Einnahmen-Überschuss-Rechnung (EÜR) durch Unternehmen, die bislang den Vermögensvergleich...

We develop a simple model of competition for the market that shows that, contrary to the Arrow view, endogenous entry threat in a market induces the average firm to invest less in R&D and the incumbent leader to invest more. We test these predictions with a Tobit model based on a unique dataset...

This study provides insights into the effects of public R&D grants on R&D input and output of firms from Germany. Previous research has shown that the allocation of R&D project grants is rather stable regarding the pool of beneficiaries. The question is whether this participation pattern can be...

Is time-varying firm-level uncertainty a major cause or amplifier of the business cycle? This paper investigates this question in the context of a heterogeneousfirm RBC model with persistent firm-level productivity shocks and lumpy capital adjustment, where cyclical changes in uncertainty...

Using a unique German firm-level data set, this paper is the first to jointly study the cyclical properties of the cross-sections of firm-level real value added and Solow residual innovations, as well as capital and employment adjustment. We find two new business cycle facts: 1) The...

This study examines the consequences of loan denials for the investment performance of small and medium-sized German enterprises. As a consequence of a loan denial, innovative companies experience a smaller drop in the share of actual to planned investment than non-innovative companies. The...

Using a firm-level panel data set I assess whether dynamic models of investment provide an empirically fruitful framework for analyzing tax effects on changes in capital stock. In particular I estimate a one-step error correction model (ECM) complementing the usual estimation of a distributed...

Schon seit 1995 haben sich die deutschen Exporte positiv entwickelt, das Wachstum des Bruttoinlandsprodukts blieb aber moderat Welche Wirkungskette zwischen Auslandsnachfrage, Investitionen und Wachstum ergibt sich aus theoretischer Sicht? Ist ein empirischer Zusammenhang zwischen Exporten und...

Zur Verbesserung der steuerlichen Rahmenbedingungen für Investitionen wird die Forderung erhoben, die zur Finanzierung von Investitionen verwendeten Gewinne steuerlich zu schonen oder gar steuerfrei zu lassen. Dies bedeutet dann zugleich, daß nur die dem Unternehmen entnommenen Gewinne der...

This study focuses on the effect of public funding on internal R&D investment and on total innovation intensity on a cross-country comparative level. Using harmonised micro data from five different countries, this study analyzes the heterogeneity of the use of policy instruments. Applying a...