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Costly, but (relatively) ineffective? : an assessment of Germany's temporary VAT rate reduction during the Covid-19 pandemic
Baudisch, Victoria; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2023
We evaluate Germany's temporary value-added tax (VAT) rate reduction as a tool to stimulate consumer spending during … the Covid-19 pandemic using a comparative case study approach. We construct a credible counterfactual for Germany in a two … similar to Germany regarding important post-treatment characteristics. Second, we apply a reweighting scheme on the pre …
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Costly, but (Relatively) Ineffective? An Assessment of Germany’s Temporary VAT Rate Reduction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Baudisch, Victoria; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2023
We evaluate Germany’s temporary value-added tax (VAT) rate reduction as a tool to stimulate consumer spending during … the Covid-19 pandemic using a comparative case study approach. We construct a credible counterfactual for Germany in a two … similar to Germany regarding important post-treatment characteristics. Second, we apply a reweighting scheme on the pre …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014350793
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Costly, but (relatively) ineffective? : an assessment of Germany's temporary VAT rate reduction during the Covid-19 pandemic
Baudisch, Victoria; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2023
We evaluate Germany's temporary value-added tax (VAT) rate reduction as a tool to stimulate consumer spending during … the Covid-19 pandemic using a comparative case study approach. We construct a credible counterfactual for Germany in a two … similar to Germany regarding important post-treatment characteristics. Second, we apply a reweighting scheme on the pre …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014259264
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Temporary VAT reduction during the lockdown : evidence from Germany
Clemens, Marius; Röger, Werner - 2021
This paper evaluates the temporary VAT reduction invoked by the German government over the third and fourth quarter of 2020 as part of the COVID-19 stimulus package. There is considerable controversy. Critics argue that VAT reductions are ineffective in the presence of lockdown measures in place...
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Temporary VAT reduction during the lockdown
Clemens, Marius; Röger, Werner - 2021
sizeable effects of VAT changes on consumption even under a limited VAT pass-through. For the specific situation in Germany, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510323
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A temporary VAT cut as unconventional fiscal policy
Bachmann, Ruediger; Born, Benjamin; Goldfayn-Frank, Olga; … - 2021
We exploit the unexpected announcement of an immediate, temporary VAT cut in Germany in the second half of 2020 as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012668478
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A Temporary VAT Cut as Unconventional Fiscal Policy
Bachmann, Rüdiger; Born, Benjamin; Goldfayn-Frank, Olga; … - 2021
We exploit the unexpected announcement of an immediate, temporary VAT cut in Germany in the second half of 2020 as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013314690
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A Temporary VAT Cut as Unconventional Fiscal Policy
Bachmann, Rüdiger; Born, Benjamin; Goldfayn-Frank, Olga; … - 2021
We exploit the unexpected announcement of an immediate, temporary VAT cut in Germany in the second half of 2020 as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013323189
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Mind the Gap! The (unexpected) Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on VAT Revenue in Italy
Berardini, Francesco; Renzi, Fabrizio - 2022
The decline in VAT revenue during the Covid-19 recession has been unexpectedly lower than the drop in household consumption. In the first half of 2021, VAT bounced back to pre-crisis levels even though aggregate consumption had still not recovered. According to our analysis, this result...
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How Effective Were Job-Retention Schemes During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Microsimulation Approach for European Countries
Lam, W. Raphael; Solovyeva, Alexandra - 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic had posed a dramatic impact on labor markets across Europe. Forceful fiscal responses have prevented an otherwise sharper contraction. Many countries introduced or expanded job-retention schemes to preserve jobs and support households. This paper uses a microsimulation...
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