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Prof. Dr. Christina Elschner

Christina Elschner is professor of finance and taxation at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). After completing her studies in business at the University of Mannheim, she worked as researcher at the ZEW Research Department "Corporate Taxation and Public Finance". Subsequent to receiving her doctoral degree, she was assistant professor at the University of Mannheim. Since 2012 she has been Research Associate at ZEW.

In her research Christina Elschner analyses the impact of taxes on investment decisions. Her main research interests cover organisational form decisions, special tax regimes, and labour taxation.

Selected Publications

Publications in refereed Journals

Elschner, Christina, Christof Ernst and Christoph Spengel (2011), Fiskalische Kosten einer steuerlichen Förderung von Forschung und Entwicklung in Deutschland – Eine empirische Analyse verschiedener Gestaltungsoptionen, Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung - zfbf, S. 344-370.

Elschner, Christina, Jost Henrich Heckemeyer and Christoph Spengel (2011), Besteuerungsprinzipien und effektive Unternehmenssteuerbelastungen in der Europäischen Union: Regelt sich die EU-weite Steuerharmonisierung von selbst?, Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 12, 47-71.

Spengel, Christoph and Christina Elschner (2010), Steuerliche Anreize für Forschung und Entwicklung - empirische Befunde, internationaler Vergleich und Reformansätze für Deutschland, Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft Special Issue 2, 1-22.

Elschner, Christina, Christof Ernst, Georg Licht and Christoph Spengel (2009), What the Design of an R&D Tax Incentive Tells About its Effectiveness: A Simulation of R&D Tax Incentives in the European Union, Journal of Technology Transfer, DOI 10.1007/s10961-009-9146-y.

Spengel, Christoph, Christina Elschner, Michael Grünewald and Timo Reister (2007), Einfluss der Unternehmensteuerreform 2008 auf die effektive Steuerbelastung, DIW Vierteljahreshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 76 (2), 86-97.

Elschner, Christina and Robert Schwager (2007), A Simulation Method to Measure the Effective Tax Rate on Highly Skilled Labor, Finanzarchiv 63, 563-582.

Elschner, Christina, Lothar Lammersen, Michael Overesch and Robert Schwager (2006), The Effective Tax Burden of Companies and of Highly Skilled Manpower: Tax Policy Strategies in a Globalised Economy, Fiscal Studies 27, 513 - 534.

Publications in Journals

Spengel, Christoph and Christina Elschner (2008), Bewertung von Betriebsvermögen und Grundvermögen im Rahmen des ErbStRG - Gelingt eine einheitliche Bewertung mit dem gemeinen Wert?, Die Unternehmensbesteuerung, S. 408-414.

Elschner, Christina and Michael Overesch (2007), Trends in Corporate Tax Levels in Europe, Intereconomics 42, 127-132.

Elschner, Christina and Michael Overesch (2006), Die steuerliche Standortattraktivität für Investitionen und hochqualifizierte Arbeitskräfte im internationalen Vergleich, Der Betrieb 19/06, 1017-1021.

Endres, Dieter, Christoph Spengel and Christina Elschner (2005), Wie attraktiv sind europäische Länder als Standort für Mitarbeiterentsendungen?, Der Betrieb 42/05, 2253-2257.

Spengel, Christoph, Christina Elschner and Oliver Schmidt (2005), Besteuerung von Expatriates: Deutschland im europäischen Mittelfeld, Personal.Manager 4/2005, 10-11.

Elschner, Christina, Dieter Endres, Oliver Schmidt and Christoph Spengel (2005), The Tax Burden on International Assignments, Intertax 33, 490-502.

Elschner, Christina and Robert Schwager (2004), Das Haushaltsbegleitgesetz 2004 - ein Beitrag zur Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Deutschlands, Betriebs-Berater 6-2004 , Editorial.

Monographs, Articles in Anthologies

Elschner, Christina and Jost Henrich Heckemeyer (2012), Qual der Wahl: Die Besteuerung von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen in der Europäischen Union, in: Gernot Brähler, Ralf Trost, Besteuerung, Finanzierung und Unternehmensnachfolge in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, Ilmenau, 3-30.

Böhringer, Fritz, Bernhard Boockmann, Christina Elschner, Sebastian Hauptmeier, Friedrich Heinemann, Marcus Kappler, Michael Overesch and Timo Reister (2008), Grenzsteuern, Arbeitsangebot und Wirtschaftswachstum, ZEW Wirtschaftsanalysen, Bd. 89, Baden-Baden.

Elschner, Christina (2008), Die Steuer- und Abgabenbelastung von grenzüberschreitenden Personalentsendungen, ZEW Wirtschaftsanalysen, Bd. 85, Baden-Baden.

Elschner, Christina and Robert Schwager (2005), The Effective Tax Burden on Highly Qualified Employees, ZEW Economic Studies, Bd. 29, Mannheim.

Jacobs, Otto H., Christoph Spengel, Dieter Endres, Christina Elschner, Renate Höfer and Oliver Schmidt (2005), International Taxation of Expatriates. Survey of 20 Tax and Social Security Regimes and Analysis of Effective Tax Burdens on International Assignments, Frankfurt/Main.

Discussion Papers and Working Papers

Elschner, Christina, Lothar Lammersen, Michael Overesch and Robert Schwager (2005), The Effective Tax Burden of Companiesand on Highly Skilled Manpower: Tax Policy Strategies in a Globalized Economy , ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-31, Mannheim., erschienen in: Fiscal Studies Download

Elschner, Christina and Robert Schwager (2004), A Simulation Method to Measure the Tax Burden on Highly Skilled Manpower, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-59, Mannheim. Download

Czarnitzki, Dirk, Thomas Eckert, Jürgen Egeln and Christina Elschner (2000), Internetangebote zum Wissens- und Technologietransfer in Deutschland - Bestandsaufnahme, Funktionalität und Alternativen, ZEW Dokumentation Nr. 00-15, Mannheim. Download

Expertises

Dreßler, Daniel, Christina Elschner, Jost Henrich Heckemeyer and Uwe Scheuering (2011), BAK Taxation Index 2011, Effective Tax Burden of Companies and on Highly Qualified Manpower, BAK Basel Economics, Mannheim.

Devereux, Michael P., Christina Elschner, Dieter Endres, Christoph Spengel, Alexandra Bartholmeß, Daniel Dreßler, Katharina Finke, Jost Henrich Heckemeyer and Benedikt Zinn (2009), Effective Tax Levels Using the Devereux/Griffith Methodology, Project for the EU Commission TAXUD/2008/CC/099, Mannheim und Oxford. Download

Dreßler, Daniel, Christina Elschner and Jost Henrich Heckemeyer (2009), BAK Taxation Index 2009, Effective Tax Burden of Companies and on Highly Qualified Manpower, BAK Basel Economics, Mannheim.

Lang, Michael, Patrick Plansky, Matthias Hofstätter, Georg Bühler, Christina Elschner and Manfred Zachcial (2008), Study on Ship Management in Cyprus and in the European Union, Wien, Mannheim, Bremen.

Spengel, Christoph, Andreas Oestreicher, Christina Elschner, Timo Reister, Christof Ernst, Michael Grünewald, Katharina Finke, Jens Prassel and Lina Cui (2008), Study on the Impact of Reforms of Corporate Income Taxation Systems at the EU Level on the Size of the Tax Bases of the EU Companies, using the Model "European Tax Analyzer", Project for the EU Commission TAXUD/2007/DE/325, EU-Kommission, Mannheim und Göttingen. Download

Devereux, Michael, Christina Elschner, Dieter Endres, Jost Henrich Heckemeyer, Michael Overesch, Ulrich Schreiber and Christoph Spengel (2008), Effective Levels of Company Taxation within an Enlarged EU, Project for the EU Commission TAXUD 2005/DE/3 10, Final Report, EU Commission, Mannheim. Download

Elschner, Christina, Christof Ernst and Jost Henrich Heckemeyer (2007), BAK Taxation Index 2007, Effective Tax Burden of Companies and on Highly Qualified Manpower, BAK Basel Economics, Mannheim.

Eichler, Martin, Christina Elschner and Michael Overesch (2005), IBC Taxation Index 2005, Comparison of the Effective Tax Burden of Companies and Highly Qualified Manpower in European Regions and the United States, BAK Basel Economics, Basel, Mannheim.

Elschner, Christina and Michael Overesch (2004), Der IBC Taxation Index 2003 - Eine geographische Erweiterung, BAK Basel Economics, Basel.

Elschner, Christina and Robert Schwager (2003), The Effective Tax Burden on Highly Qualified Employees - An International Comparison, Studie im Auftrag des IBC BAK International Benchmark Club von BAK Basel Economics, Mannheim.

Elschner, Christina, Lothar Lammersen and Robert Schwager (2003), Der IBC Taxation Index - Die effektive Steuerbelastung von Unternehmen und hoch qualifizierten Arbeitskräften / The IBC Taxation Index - An International Comparison of the Effective Tax Burden of Companies and on Highly Skilled Manpower, Executive Summary, Studie im Auftrag des IBC BAK International Benchmark Club von BAK Basel Economics, Mannheim. Download

Projects

Current Projects

SEEK-Project 2012: Taxation and Corporate Innovation

Finished Projects

BAK Taxation Index 2007

Barriers to Innovation in Germany and International Relocation of Industrial Production

Effective levels of company taxation within an enlarged European Union

Effective Tax Burdens as Location Factor

Evaluation of tax expenditures

German Internet Technology Stock Markets: Stock-taking, Functionality, Alternatives

Innovation Watch - SYSTEMATIC

Marginal tax rates, labour supply and economic growth

Measuring the financial consequences of corporate tax reforms

Measuring the Tax Burden on International Assignments

Report on Germany's Technological Performance 2007

Taxation of ship management companies in Cyprus and the European Union

The tax burden of highly qualified and skilled employees as location factor

The Taxation of International Assignments - An International Comparison


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