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  1. 07.06.2021

    ZEW Tax Expert Christoph Spengel on the Creation of a New Minimum Tax for Large Companies

    At their meeting in London, the finance leaders from the Group of 7 countries agreed on backing the creation of a global minimum tax rate of at least 15 per cent for large companies.…
  2. 01.06.2021

    2021 MannheimTaxation Conference

    The eight edition of the Annual MannheimTaxation Conference will take place on 9 and 10 September 2021 as a virtual event. We invite submissions on any topics broadly related to tax…
  3. 21.05.2021

    International ZEW Conference on Behavioural Public Economics

    Why are female talents not always allocated in the best possible way on the international labour market? How should consumer goods be optimally taxed in the face of externalities? How…
  4. 07.05.2021

    Uncertainty Regarding Tax Returns Is Contagious and Lowers Tax Morale

    Numerous regulations and tax changes are making income tax returns increasingly complex and non-transparent. Reports of other people’s uncertainty about declaring their taxable income…
  5. 06.05.2021

    2021 ZEW Public Finance Conference

    ZEW Mannheim is pleased to announce the final programme for the 2021 ZEW Public Finance Conference. The conference will take place on 6 and 7 May 2021 as an online event. …
  6. 04.05.2021

    ZEW Launches Mannheim Tax Index

    Many countries have seen a rapid surge in public debt levels due to the coronavirus pandemic. It comes therefore as little surprise that corporate taxation has become a focus of…
  7. 04.05.2021

    Research Seminar on “New European Taxes for the EU Budget?”

    For decades, there have been discussions about new genuine own resources for the EU budget – so far without a substantial breakthrough. That could change in the coming years. Pressure…
  8. 28.10.2020

    Tax Systems in Times of COVID-19

    How can tax systems create the right incentives for a sustainable economy and society while ensuring that government spending is sufficiently covered? These are some of the questions…
  9. 17.07.2020

    Seventh Annual MannheimTaxation Conference (10 September 2020)

    ZEW Mannheim is pleased to announce the seventh edition of the Annual MannheimTaxation Conference 10 September 2020 as a one-day virtual conference. It is organised by the Leibniz…
  10. 24.09.2019

    International Tax Researchers Gather in Mannheim

    The Leibniz ScienceCampus Mannheim Taxation, a joint initiative by ZEW and the University of Mannheim, examines how a sustainable tax system must be designed in order to meet new…