We apply conjoint analysis to study the influence of tax labeling and tax earmarking on German taxpayers' willingness to contribute. From a survey based sample we show that labeling and earmarking effects can substantially increase participants' willingness to contribute, which results in a...

Die Zinsschranke beschränkt den Abzug von Zinsaufwendungen bei der steuerlichen Bemessungsgrundlage, was unter anderem eine übermäßige Fremdfinanzierung der Unternehmen verhindern soll.Weil dadurch eine investitionshemmende Wirkung entstünde, wurde die Zinsschranke in der Literatur vielfach...

Our paper assesses the accuracy of individuals´ tax perceptions. Based on personal interviews, we aim to find out how tax complexity affects the capability of respondents to calculate income tax liability. Tax complexity is measured by interacting multiple tax rates, applied to one or more tax...

We apply conjoint analysis to study the influence of tax labeling and tax earmarking on German taxpayers' willingness to contribute. We show that labeling and earmarking effects can substantially increase participants' willingness to contribute, and we analyze how these effects interact. These...

In this paper we apply conjoint analysis as an empirical method to study the influence of tax labeling and tax earmarking on the perceived tax burden. As reference for the individual behavior we use the model of a rational utility maximizer described by the economic theory. We determine a...