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The incentive effect of fiscal equalization transfers on tax policy

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dc.creator Buettner, Thiess
dc.date 2005
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T07:01:16Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T07:01:16Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/18768
dc.identifier ppn:479304416
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/18768
dc.description A theoretical analysis considers the impact of a typical system of redistributive ?fiscal equalization? transfers on the taxing effort of local jurisdictions. More specifically, it shows that the marginal contribution rate, i.e. the rate at which an increase in the tax base reduces those transfers, might be positively associated with the local tax rate while the volume of grants received is likely to be inversely related to the tax base. These predictions are tested in an empirical analysis of the tax policy of German municipalities. In order to identify the incentive effect the analysis exploits discontinuities in the rules of the fiscal equalization system as well as policy changes. The empirical results support the existence of an incentive effect, suggesting that the high marginal contribution rates induce the municipalities to raise their business tax rates significantly.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher
dc.relation CESifo working papers 1404
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject H77
dc.subject H71
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject fiscal equalization
dc.subject tax competition
dc.subject fiscal federalism
dc.subject incentive effect of taxation
dc.subject regression discontinuity
dc.subject Gemeindesteuer
dc.subject Steuerwettbewerb
dc.subject Finanzföderalismus
dc.subject Steuerbemessung
dc.subject Deutschland
dc.title The incentive effect of fiscal equalization transfers on tax policy
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper


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