Publications of the Research Unit Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-077 // 2021

    How Do Investors Value the Publication of Tax Information? Evidence from the European Public Country-By-Country Reporting

    We examine the capital market reaction to the announcement of the European Union (EU) to introduce a public tax country-by-country reporting (CbCR) regime. By employing an event study methodology, we find a…

  2. ZEW policy brief No. 21-07 // 2021

    Debt-Equity Bias Should Be Addressed on National Rather Than on EU Level

    The economic crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the debt levels of corporations and reduced the level of investments. From a tax perspective, interest payments on debt are generally deductible…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Does the Frequency of Reminders Matter for their Effectiveness? A Randomized Controlled Trial

    We assess the impact of reminder frequency on the probability of paying overdue property taxes in a randomized controlled trial in China. One reminder a week (sent as a text message) considerably increases…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-063 // 2021

    Centralized Procurement and Delivery Times: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Italy

    We study how delivery times and prices for hospital medical devices respond to the introduction of centralized procurement. Our identification strategy leverages a legislative change in Italy that mandated…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-059 // 2021

    Buyers’ Workload and R&D Procurement Outcomes: Evidence From the US Air Force Research Lab

    Does workload constitute a bottleneck to a public agency’s mission, and if so, to what extent? We ask these questions in the context of the US government’s procurement of R&D. We link tender, contract, patent,…