This paper investigates politically connected German firms. With the introduction of a new transparency law, information on additional income sources of all members of the German parliament is now publicly available. We find that members of the conservative party (CDU/CSU) and the liberal party...

We test the frequently made claim that SRI funds are conventionalfunds in disguise. For this purpose, we compare the portfolio holdings ofSRI funds to conventional funds concerning their social and environmentalstandards. Our empirical study of US equity funds shows that SRI fundshave a...

Eine allokativ effiziente rechtsform- und finanzierungsneutrale Besteuerung ist nicht praktikabel, wennKapitaleinkommen progressiv belastet werden sollen. In diesem Fall müßte die Körperschaftsteuer imWege einer Teilhabersteuer vollständig in die Einkommensteuer integriert werden....