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The Value of a Loss: The Impact of Restricting Tax Loss Transfers

We study the economic consequences of anti-loss trafficking rules, which disallow theuse of loss carry-forwards as tax shield after a substantial ownership change. We usestaggered changes to anti-loss trafficking rules in the EU27 Member States, Norwayand United Kingdom from 1998 to 2019 and find that limiting the transfer of tax lossesreduces the number of M&As by 18%. The impairment is driven by ...

Taxonomy Disclosure in the EU: A Useful Framework, Despite Current Challenges

The EU Taxonomy is a classification system for sustainable economic activities and a framework for various regulatory initiatives. Its primary objectives are to enhance transparency, to reduce greenwashing and ultimately to redirect capital toward more sustainable activities. However, since its introduction, market participants have raised concerns about whether the benefits justify the costs. This ...

Wer entlastet wen? Stefan Bach über die Steuerpläne der Parteien: Nachgeforscht Spezial zur Bundestagswahl

DIW-Steuerexperte Stefan Bach nimmt die Wahlprogramme der Parteien vor der Bundestagswahl 2025 hinsichtlich ihrer Steuerpläne unter die Lupe. Union und FDP wollen Besser- und Hochverdienende entlasten, SPD und Grüne die unteren und mittleren Einkommen. Der Wissenschaftler legt den Finger in die Wunde: Genug Wachstumseffekte sind unwahrscheinlich, Steuererhöhungen sollten nicht tabu sein. In seinen...

Trade Effects of Carbon Pricing Policies

Policies that affect the cost of using fossil fuels in production have a complex impact on the economy. In this paper, we focus on the role of these policies for the pattern of comparative advantage through their effect on production costs in manufacturing industries. Using data on carbon prices and fossil fuel subsidies, we show that less stringent carbon pricing policies increase comparative advantage ...

Wealth and Its Distribution in Germany, 1895-2021

German history over the past 125 years has been turbulent. Marked by two world wars, revolutions and major regime changes, as well as a hyperinflation and three currency reforms, expropriations and territorial divisions, it comprises extreme shocks to study the role of historical events, taxation, asset price changes, portfolio heterogeneity in affecting the wealth distribution in the long run. Combining ...

The Distribution of National Income in Germany, 1992-2019

This paper analyzes the distribution and composition of pre-tax national income in Germany since 1992, combining personal income tax returns, household survey data, and national accounts. Inequality rose from the 1990s to the late 2000s due to falling labor incomes among the bottom 50% and rising incomes in the top 10%. This trend reversed after 2007 as labor incomes across the bottom 90% increased. ...

CO2-Bepreisung: Klimaprämie zügig einführen, bei höheren Einkommen abschmelzen

Mit der Überführung des nationalen Emissionshandels in den europäischen Emissionshandel (EU-ETS2) ab 2027 dürften die Endverbrauchspreise für fossile Kraft- und Heizstoffe deutlich steigen. Dies trifft einkommensschwache Haushalte stärker, da sie einen größeren Anteil ihres Einkommens für Energie ausgeben als einkommensstarke Haushalte. Bereits bestehende Entlastungen bei Grundsicherung und Wohngeld ...

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VAT Pass-through and Competition: Evidence from the Greek Islands

We examine how competition affects VAT pass-through in isolated oligopolistic markets as defined by the Greek islands. Using daily gasoline prices and a difference-in-differences methodology, we investigate how changes in VAT rates are passed through to consumers in islands with different market structure. We show that pass-through increases with competition, going from 50% in monopoly to around 80% ...

Carbon Pricing: Swift Introduction of a Climate Dividend Needed, Reduce at Higher Incomes

With the transition from the German national emissions trading system to the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS2) from 2027, final consumer prices for fossil motor and heating fuels are likely to rise significantly. This increase will affect low-income households more noticeably, as they spend a larger share of their income on energy than high-income households. Existing relief measures, such ...