This paper studies the relationship between local business tax rates and agglomeration forces in a sample of Spanish municipalities over the period 2005-2017. On the empirical ground we have used semi-parametric techniques and a number of cautions dealing with endogeneity, spatial dependency,...

We examine whether and how managers alter their tax avoidance strategies when the country adopts stricter competition laws. Using comprehensive data on competition laws from 44 countries, we find that firms engage in more tax avoidance when the country’s competition laws become stricter. This...

A theoretical model describes the local choice of the tax rate on capital income. It establishes preferences and various fiscal conditions - including the tax rates of competing jurisdictions - as determinants of the tax rate. The empirical implications are tested using a large panel of...

In the last two years, dozens of governments have proposed or implemented unilateral tax measures to tax foreign-based technology companies. The new tax innovations include special withholding taxes, diverted profit taxes, minimum taxes, and digital services taxes. The rise of these unilateral...