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This paper argues that the large reduction in corporate tax rates and only gradual widening of tax bases in many countries over the last decades are consistent with tougher international competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). To make this point we develop a model in which governments...
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We set up a trade model where three countries compete for an exogenous number of firms. Our innovation lies in the geography of the model. Of the three countries, one is the hub through which all trade takes place. First, we establish the natural geography of the region, which is given by the...
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resorted to empirical analysis in order to gain insights on the elasticity of FDI with respect to company taxation. As a result …, the empirical literature on taxation and international capital flows has grown to a similar abundance during the last 25 … empirical evidence. In this paper we extend former meta-analyses on FDI and taxation in three ways. First, we add the most …
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This paper explores the effects of tax provisions aimed at restricting multinationals' tax planning on foreign direct investment (FDI). Using a unique dataset which allows us to observe the worldwide activities of a large panel of multinational firms, we test how limitations of interest tax...
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Theory recommends aligning the tax treatment of debt and equity. A few countries, notably Belgium, have introduced an allowance for corporate equity (ACE) to achieve tax neutrality. We study the effects of adopting an ACE on debt financing, passive investment, and active investment of...
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double taxation treaties (DTTs) and corporate profit taxes on the probability to choose a location. DTTs have become a key …
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There is ample evidence that internal capital markets incur efficiency costs for multinational enterprises (MNEs). This paper analyzes whether tax avoidance behavior interacts with the costs of running an internal capital market and how policies of competing governments respond to it. We show...
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to intra-firm trade. It turns out that, in all three cases, the optimal tax system implies full taxation after deduction …
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Using a large international firm-level data set, we estimate separate effects of host and parent country taxation on … the location decisions of multinational firms. Both types of taxation are estimated to have a negative impact on the … location of new foreign subsidiaries. In fact, the impact of parent country taxation is estimated to be relatively large …
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In this paper, we analyze tax competition in a model where investor firms have the choice between two types of investment, greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions. We show that the coexistence of these two types of investment intensifies tax competition in comparison to the case where...
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