Max Lay und Andreas Peichl, ifo Institut, schätzen die Budgetwirkungen der Entlastungspakete über die drei Jahre auf 130 Mrd. Euro oder auf 3,6% in Relation zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt im Jahr 2021. Dies sei eher die Untergrenze. Zudem gingen die Versuche des Staates, die Bevölkerung in der...

Damit Haushalte bei der Inanspruchnahme von haushaltsnahen Dienstleistungen einen Anreiz haben, die Leistungserbringung den Finanzämtern zu melden, gibt es in vielen Ländern Steuervergünstigungen. Die Studie auf Basis einer experimentellen Umfrage zeigt, dass Steuervergünstigungen die...

Several countries use household tax credits to incentivize tax compliance in the provision of household services. Tax credits increase households' willingness to pay for an invoice; however, the effectiveness depends on their design. A tax credit that makes the financial benefit salient to...

We study the importance of economists' professional situation toward their life satisfaction based on a unique survey of mostly academic economists. On average, economists report to be highly happy with life. Satisfaction is positively related to spending more time on doing research. The lack of...

Most countries pay substantial intergovernmental transfers to poor regions. Since these transfers are often paid with the aim of achieving regional convergence, they should have a positive effect on economic growth. However, it is equally possible that transfers perpetuate under-development by...

This study investigates the determinants of economists' life satisfaction. The analysis is based on a survey of professional, mostly academic economists from European countries and beyond. We find that certain features of economists' professional situation influence their well-being. Happiness...

We conduct a field experiment with sellers of home-improvement services on two German online markets. We take the role of consumers and vary whether we request an invoice for the delivery of the service. In a market which allows anyone to sell anonymously, a willingness to evade is prevalent. In...

We analyze both theoretically and empirically how monetary incentives and information about others' behavior affect dishonesty. We run a laboratory experiment with 560 participants, each of whom observes a number from one to six with there being a payoff associated with each number. They can...

We analyze both theoretically and empirically how monetary incentives and information about others' behavior affect dishonesty. We run a laboratory experiment with 560 participants, each of whom observes a number from one to six with there being a payoff associated with each number. They can...