{"title":"Higher Taxes for Fiscal Consolidation? Expected and Unexpected Effects of Municipal Tax Policy","authors":"Mario Hesse","doi":"10.1007/s11294-022-09841-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-022-09841-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>During episodes of fiscal consolidation in public budgets, there are different instruments to choose from. The literature shows broad consensus that expenditure cuts are preferred, whereas tax increases tend not to support the fiscal aim. The paper examines instruments for fiscal consolidation at the municipal level in Germany presenting theoretical and empirical findings in favor of revenue-based instruments, focusing on the case of municipalities in the Free State of Saxony. German municipalities can autonomously control several positions on both the expenditure side and the revenue side. Options for expenditure cuts are given both for voluntary and compulsory tasks. On the revenue side, municipalities have the opportunity to set assessment rates on both local trade taxes and property taxes. For this part of the consolidation process, the prevailing opinion is that higher taxes are offset by lower grants, which is not the case in reality. Nevertheless, there are cannibalization effects to consider that may induce primary effects in the short and medium term. Hence, the paper shows an updated view of the drawbacks and opportunities of revenue-based fiscal consolidation. The paper provides evidence for an economic and political discussion that predominantly focuses strongly on the harmful effects of tax increases on the economy.</p>","PeriodicalId":45656,"journal":{"name":"International Advances in Economic Research","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138516125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Non-financial Performance Indicators on Planning Process Efficiency","authors":"Jiří Dokulil,Boris Popesko,Kateřina Kadalová","doi":"10.1007/s11294-022-09836-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-022-09836-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45656,"journal":{"name":"International Advances in Economic Research","volume":"20 1","pages":"329-331"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138516124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of Migration in Pension Integration within the European Union","authors":"Thomas Poufinas","doi":"10.1007/s11294-022-09843-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-022-09843-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45656,"journal":{"name":"International Advances in Economic Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"303 - 319"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52597982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Panel Granger Causality Between Financial Development and Economic Growth","authors":"Candida Ferreira","doi":"10.1007/s11294-022-09838-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-022-09838-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45656,"journal":{"name":"International Advances in Economic Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"333 - 335"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52597953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Financial Performance of the Automotive Industry in Selected EU Countries","authors":"Tomáš Krabec, Romana Čižinská","doi":"10.1007/s11294-022-09837-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-022-09837-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45656,"journal":{"name":"International Advances in Economic Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"325 - 327"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52597948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inefficient or Not, Hospitals Are Overcharging","authors":"Donald Alexander, J. Neill","doi":"10.1007/s11294-022-09840-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-022-09840-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45656,"journal":{"name":"International Advances in Economic Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"273 - 286"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52597969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Working Capital Management and Firm Performance: Some Evidence from Europe","authors":"Trevor W. Chamberlain,Juliette Aucouturier","doi":"10.1007/s11294-022-09839-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-022-09839-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45656,"journal":{"name":"International Advances in Economic Research","volume":"13 1","pages":"321-323"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138516136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Postponing the Olympics on Stock Markets","authors":"Yuki Suenaga, F. Takeda","doi":"10.1007/s11294-021-09833-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-021-09833-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45656,"journal":{"name":"International Advances in Economic Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"219 - 232"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49202079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association Between Discretionary Accruals and Audit Fees and the Role of the Size of the Audit Firm: European Evidence","authors":"Maria I. Kyriakou, Konstantina Tsoktouridou","doi":"10.1007/s11294-021-09830-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-021-09830-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45656,"journal":{"name":"International Advances in Economic Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"185 - 196"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48228192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}