1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2015

    The Elasticity of Taxable Income in the Presence of Deduction Possibilities

    Several recent studies show that the elasticity of taxable income (ETI) is not a sufficient statistic for the welfare costs of taxation due to factors such as taxbase shifting. This paper provides an …

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2015

    Tax Compliance and Information Provision: A Field Experiment with Small Firms

    We study a field experiment on tax compliance in Slovenia. Small accounting companies were randomly assigned to an untreated control group and two treatment groups. Companies in the first treatment group…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2015

    Higher Taxes, More Evasion? Evidence from Border Differentials in TV License Fees

    This paper studies the evasion of TV license fees in Austria. We exploit border differentials to identify the effect of fees on evasion. Comparing municipalities at the low- and high-fee side of state borders…