Publications of the Research Group Inequality and Public Policy

  1. Expertises // 2015

    Automatic Stabilizers in the Eurozone: Analysis of their Effectiveness at the Member State and Euro Area Level and in International Comparison

    We analyze the effectiveness of fiscal policy in general and automatic stabilizers in particular to stabilize output in Eurozone member states under the current institutional framework of fiscal governance.…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2015

    Does the use of tax revenue matter for tax compliance behavior?

    This paper explores whether the usage of tax revenues affects tax compliance behavior. I design a laboratory compliance experiment in which subjects make tax reporting decisions and are randomly assigned to…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2015

    Circumstantial Risk: Impact of future tax evasion and labor supply opportunities on risk exposure

    This paper examines whether investment in a risky asset depends on future circumstances. We conduct a laboratory experiment where subjects have the opportunity to invest earned income in a risky asset and,…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2015

    Fair and Efficient Taxation Under Partial Control: Theory and Evidence

    We study fair and effcient tax-benefit schemes based on income and non-income factors under partial control. Partial control means that each factor is a specific mixture of unobserved ability (randomly drawn by…

  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Tax Incidence in the Presence of Tax Evasion

    This paper studies the effect of tax evasion on the economic incidence of sales taxes. We design a laboratory experiment in which buyers and sellers trade a fictitious good in double auction markets. A per-unit…