Event
21 February 2019
Reforming decision-making for EU taxation policy
How should the EU taxation policy be reformed?
Tax policy
Showing 49-64 of 72 results
Blog post
04 February 2019
The American tax debate
The debate over two different proposals for tax reforms: Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plan for a tax on wealth, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cort
Podcast
24 January 2019
Backstage: Policy principles for a new social contract
This episode of The Sound of Economics features Bruegel senior fellow Zsolt Darvas in conversation with Maurizio Bussolo and Bernadette Ségol about in
Opinion piece
10 January 2019
Fifty shades of yellow
Who are the Yellow Vests? What are the true roots of their uprising? And what do they want? Six weeks after they started rocking French politics and a
Opinion piece
23 August 2018
Goodbye deleveraging: Fiscal and monetary expansion to support growth in China
China has opted for a renewed fiscal and monetary stimulus to address the risk of the US-led trade war. The dual policies send a clear signal that ec
Blog post
16 July 2018
Economy of Intangibles
Economists have been discussing the implications of the rise of the intangible economy in relation to the secular stagnation hypothesis, and looking m
Opinion piece
30 April 2018
Germany’s export-oriented economic model is caught in a US-Chinese squeeze
The new Merkel government has to reduce the dependencies on exports by stimulating domestic growth forces in Germany and Europe. At the same time, Ber
Blog post
12 April 2018
State aid and tax rulings: Clarifying the European Commission's approach
State aid is considered illegal under EU law. However, more clarity over the main characteristics of tax measures that can constitute state aid is nee
Opinion piece
26 March 2018
Will U.S. tax reform lure U.S. companies away from China?
What will be the results of the changes to the U.S. tax system in China? Will the new U.S. corporate tax rate cause Chinese firms to shift their opera
Blog post
13 March 2018
Still on the road? Assessing Trump’s threat to European cars
Just how exposed is Europe’s automotive sector to a potential escalation in the EU-US trade war?
Opinion piece
07 February 2018
US tax reform and implications for the German coalition agreement
Major recent reform of US tax laws represents a serious challenge to Germany, highlighting several weaknesses in the country's economy. The formation
Event
24 January 2018
Corporate taxation in the digital era
How can we address digital taxation in the EU? Is the proposed "equalisation tax" on turnover the best policy to tackle the challenges posed by digita
Blog post
18 December 2017
The Republican Tax Plan (2): The debate rumbles on
Reactions to the Republican tax plans continue, concentrating on different aspects of the proposed legislation. We review the latest contributions.
Blog post
01 December 2017
Why US investors earn more on their foreign assets than Germans
The United States benefits from large yields on its foreign assets relative to foreign liabilities, while in most continental European countries forei
Blog post
27 November 2017
The Republican Tax Plan
As the Trump administration’s tax plan continues its way through the legislature, we review economists’ and commentators’ recent opinions on the matte
Blog post
30 October 2017
The capital tax cut debate
How much do workers gain from a capital gains tax cut? CEA chairman Hasset claims the tax cut will cause average household labour income to increase b