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Ravintoloiden arvonlisäveroalennuksen hintavaikutukset
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2010-11-24)
Tässä tutkimuksessa arvioidaan ravintoloiden arvonlisäverokannan alentamisen vaikutuksia ravintolapalveluiden hintoihin. Arvonlisäveroa alennettiin heinäkuun 2010 alusta lähtien 22 prosentista 13 prosenttiin. Tutkimuksessa ...
The impact of tax incentives on the economic activity of entrepreneurs
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2013-01-10)
Based on existing evidence, we know little about how the taxation of small business owners affects their economic activity. This paper studies the effect of two Finnish tax reforms, in 1997 and 1998, on the effort decisions ...
To work or not to work? The effct of child-care subsidies on the labour supply of parents
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2011-04-29)
This paper studies the effect of child-care subsidies on maternal labour supply. In the Finnish child-care system, parents taking care of their children at home receive a relatively generous home-care allowance. I use ...
Makeisvero – tehokasta kulutusverotusta vai kulutuskäyttäytymisen ohjausta?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2012-08-24)
Vuoden 2011 alusta Suomessa otettiin käyttöön makeisvero, jonka mielekkyydestä on käyty paljon keskustelua. Empiirisen aineiston perusteella makeisten ja jäätelöiden kuluttajahinnat ovat nousseet makeisveron seurauksena ...
What was actually cut in the barbers' VAT cut?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2010-11-23)
The tax incidence of consumption taxes across various sectors of the economy is a key aspect when designing a tax structure. However, there are very few empirical findings on this subject. This paper studies the tax incidence ...
Restaurant VAT cut: Cheaper meal and more service?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2013-10-09)
This paper provides causally plausible estimates of the effects of consumption taxes in a service sector on prices and demand for restaurant services. We utilize a large VAT reform affecting restaurant meals, where the VAT ...
More haircut after VAT cut? On the efficiency of service sector consumption taxes
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2013-09-26)
Consumption tax rates targeted at specific sectors are often reformed without empirical knowledge about the efficiency of these policies. This paper sheds light on the efficiency issue, the potential for welfare improving ...
The role of information in tax compliance: Evidence from a natural field experiment
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2013-09-16)
It is challenging to distinguish the role of information in tax compliance from
other factors affecting it. This paper utilizes a novel natural field experiment
design to study the issue. In the experiment firms reporting ...
Firm types, price-setting strategies, and consumption-tax incidence
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2015-12-29)
Studying very detailed micro data collected around two different VAT reforms in Europe, we show that tax incidence is heavily dependent on the characteristics of the price-setting firms. The reforms generated bimodal ...
Verohallinnon ja VATT:n yhteishankkeiden tulokset
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2013-10-04)