@techreport{Bach2005Incomes,
abstract = {We analyze the distribution and taxation of top incomes in Germany during the 1990s on the basis of individual tax returns data. We derive a measure of economic income from taxable gross income as reported in the tax returns. Thanks to complete sampling, we can deliver a very precise description of very high incomes, in terms of both distribution and composition by source. We also provide a measure of the effective average rate of taxation for various income groups. Our main findings are as follows: (i) incomes are highly concentrated in Germany, more than commonly thought; (ii) the German economic elite relies much less than elites in France or the US upon income from wages and salaries; (iii) income taxes are highly concentrated in Germany, more than commonly thought; (iv) although effective tax rates are significantly lower than statutory ones, the income tax is effectively progressive; (v) income taxation substantially reduces income inequality in Germany.},
address = {Berlin},
author = {Stefan Bach and Giacomo Corneo and Viktor Steiner},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {D31; H24; H26; 330; Income Distribution; Personal Income Tax; Taxing the Rich; Einkommensverteilung; Reichtum; Einkommensteuer; Steuerbelastung; Deutschland},
language = {eng},
number = {532},
publisher = {Deutsches Institut f\"{u}r Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)},
title = {Top Incomes and Top Taxes in Germany},
type = {DIW-Diskussionspapiere},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/18383},
year = {2005}
}
