In recent years, some European countries have relied on elements of an allow-ance for corporate equity (ACE) in the design of their tax systems. We analyse the effects of ACE-based taxation on rates of return and effective tax rates. In-vestment neutrality is lost if the imputed interest rate...

We explore issues related to a financial transaction tax (FTT) in the United States. We trace the history and current practice of the tax in the United States and other countries, review evidence of its impact on financial markets, and explore the key design issues any such tax must address. We...

Economic agents who face the diversity of tax systems demand condensed but sophisticated information on effective tax burdens. We analyse common features and differences between important forward-looking concepts of measuring effective tax rates in business management and economics and develop...

Die Abgeltungsteuer auf Einkünfte aus Wertpapieranlagen wurde 2009 in Deutschland eingeführt. Damit sollte die bisherige Quellensteuer vereinfacht und die Steuerflucht ins Ausland durch den einheitlichen, relativ niedrigen Steuersatz verhindert werden. Christian Conrad sieht jedoch steuerliche...

Die Abgeltungsteuer auf Einkünfte aus Wertpapieranlagen wurde 2009 in Deutschland eingeführt. Damit sollte die bisherige Quellensteuer vereinfacht und die Steuerflucht ins Ausland durch den einheitlichen, relativ niedrigen Steuersatz verhindert werden. Christian Conrad sieht jedoch steuerliche...

This study presents in detail the concept of a financial transaction tax (FTT) and the theoretical and empirical evidence in favour and against introducing it, the potential revenues, different implementation designs and its ability to correct various market failures. We analyse the benefits and...

The recent dramatic fall in oil prices has led to extensive capital rationing in international oil companies, and subsequent fierce competition between resource extraction countries to attract scarce investment. This situation is not adequately addressed by the large literature on international...

The recent dramatic fall in oil prices has led to extensive capital rationing in international oil companies, and subsequent fierce competition between resource extraction countries to attract scarce investment. This situation is not adequately addressed by the large literature on international...