Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Unternehmensbesteuerung und Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-013 // 2021

    Quantifying the OECD BEPS Indicators – an Update to BEPS Action 11

    In its 2015 Final Report on “Measuring and Monitoring BEPS, Action 11”, the OECD introduced six indicators to quantify and evaluate base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) activity over time. In this study, we…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-012 // 2021

    Using Machine Learning for Measuring Democracy: An Update

    We provide a comprehensive overview of the literature on the measurement of democracy and present an extensive update of the Machine Learning indicator of Gründler and Krieger (2016, European Journal of…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-008 // 2021

    Do Tax Loss Restrictions Distort Venture Capital Funding of Start-Ups?

    I analyze whether anti-tax loss trafficking rules affect the funding of start-ups in Europe. I base my empirical analysis on a panel of VC-funded companies in the EU28 Member States from 1999 to 2014. These…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-005 // 2021

    What Will the OECD BEPS Indicators Indicate?

    As part of its action plan against base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), the OECD (2015) has proposed six indicators to measure profit shifting activity. These indicators add to past and ongoing efforts in…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-004 // 2021

    The Political Economy of Euro Area Sovereign Debt Restructuring

    The establishment of a sovereign debt restructuring mechanism (SDRM) is one of the important issues in the academic debate on a viable constitution for the European Monetary Union (EMU). Yet the topic seems to…