Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Unternehmensbesteuerung und Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 05-39 // 2005

    Costs, Preferences, and Institutions: An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Government Decentralization

    This paper examines the factors determining vertical government structures. An empirical analysis for a panel of OECD countries indicates that apart from preferences, economies of scale, and other factors,…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 05-38 // 2005

    IAS/IFRS in Belgium: Quantitative Analysis of the Impact on the Tax Burden of Companies

    The adoption of IAS/IFRS in the European Union is part of the European Commission’s global tax policy whose aim is to establish a coordinated corporate tax base. The paper examines the impact of an IAS/IFRS-…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 05-37 // 2005

    EU Company Taxation in case of a Common Tax Base

    Within the EU the relation between financial and tax accounting will be significantly influenced by the regulation adopted in June 2002 that obliges all listed companies to prepare their consolidated accounts…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 05-33 // 2005

    Konzernsteuerquote und Invesitionsverhalten

    Kapitalmarktorientierte Unternehmen in Deutschland orientieren sich in zunehmendem Maße an der Konzernsteuerquote. Diese unterscheidet sich in wesentlichen Aspekten von den in der Forschung gängigen Maßen der…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 05-16 // 2005

    Neighborhood Influence and Political Change: Evidence from US School Districts

    This paper investigates how local jurisdictions in a federal system influence each other in the adoption of policy innovations. We look at school districts in Michigan and their participation in a public…