The Effective Tax Burden on Highly Qualified Employees

The Effective Tax Burden on Highly Qualified Employees
Author: Christina Elschner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2006-03-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 379081623X

Taxes on the highly skilled are an important cost factor for companies competing internationally for talent. This book provides an international comparison of the effective level of taxes and social security charges imposed on highly qualified employees. Based on a newly developed inter-temporal simulation model, the attractiveness of 7 EU member states, 12 Swiss cantons, and the United States is assessed. Several compensation packages including old-age provision, fringe benefits, and long-term incentives as well as various income levels and family situations are considered in the analysis. The book also contains a comprehensive survey of social security and tax systems in the countries studied.

The Effective Tax Burden of Companies in European Regions

The Effective Tax Burden of Companies in European Regions
Author: Lothar Lammersen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2006-03-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3790816167

The tax burden on investment or companies is an important factor for the attractiveness of a country or a region. In particular, business location and investment decisions are influenced by the relative tax burdens encountered in different regions. This study presents estimates of the effective average and marginal tax rates on company investment for 143 regions in Europe and the USA. Using the approach pioneered by Michael Devereux and Rachel Griffith, it is shown that companies face a wide variation of effective tax burdens across European regions. The results are explained by analysing the importance of specific tax provisions for the tax burden at the various locations.

Lead Markets for Environmental Innovations

Lead Markets for Environmental Innovations
Author: Klaus Jacob
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2006-03-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3790816345

Why does one country take the lead over others in the development and introduction of environmental innovations? This book analyzes lead markets for innovations such as fuel cells and photovoltaics, and offers insight into why this is. The authors use case studies to illustrate the policy framework that favors environmental innovation, and offer recommendations for research and development, environmental and industrial policies.

Education and Labour Market Outcomes

Education and Labour Market Outcomes
Author: Charlotte Lauer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2006-01-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3790816264

This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of educational inequalities and their consequences on individual labour market outcomes for men and women in France and Germany, two countries with different education systems. Using microdata of either country, the analyses mainly rely on econometric methods. After a detailed comparison of the French and the German education systems, the social determinants of school and post-school attainment are analysed. Then, the extent to which education reduces the unemployment risk is examined, distinguishing between risk of entering unemployment, unemployment duration and recurrence of unemployment episodes. Finally, evidence is given on the impact of education on individual earnings prospects.

Applied Research in Environmental Economics

Applied Research in Environmental Economics
Author: Christoph Böhringer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2006-03-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3790816450

Sustainable development, climate policy, biodiversity conservation – all these represent flash points at the intersection of environmental science, economics, and public policy. This volume offers a snapshot of environmental economic research on a range of policy-relevant problems. Academic contributions are complemented by the views of policy makers on environmental policy priorities, the usefulness of academic research for decision making, and the future of applied research.

Europe's Automotive Industry on the Move

Europe's Automotive Industry on the Move
Author: Oliver Heneric
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2006-03-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3790816442

The automotive industry is a major pillar of the modern global economy and one of Europe’s key industries. There can hardly be any doubt about the important role of this sector as an engine for employment, growth and innovation in Europe, and there are crucial challenges and opportunities ahead. The authors shed light on a broad range of issues – globalisation and restructuring, trade and foreign direct investment, innovation, regulation, and industry policy – and put a special focus on the new member states. While change may be inevitable, progress is not. This book shall serve as a map to all stakeholders: business executives and policy makers, investors and scholars.