Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

  1. M&A Report // 2018

    May/June 2018

    • Number of Mergers and Acquisitions Involving German Firms Continues to Fall
    • Sluggish M&A Activity to Foster Fragmentation in the EU Banking Sector
    • China Increasingly Investing in German Firms
    • Tax Avoidance…
  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2018

    Which Role for a European Minister of Economy and Finance in a European Fiscal Union?

    The European Commission has proposed to inaugurate a European Minister of Economy and Finance with the broad purpose of streamlining the complex and fragmented decision-making processes within the European…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-027 // 2018

    Subnational Border Reforms and Economic Development in Africa

    Arbitrarily designed borders have been identified by a recent literature as an important reason why sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the poorest regions on the globe. Accordingly, border changes may be a way to…