A six-region general equilibrium model of the United States is used to assess the potential long-run effects of state-local and federal tax policies on output and the allocation of factors across regions and sectors. The nonuniform structure of state-local taxes and their interaction with...

Three interrelated aspects of U.S. multinational corporation activity are analyzed here: the ability to shift profits from high-tax countries to low-tax countries; the impact of host country taxes and tariffs on the distribution of real capital; and the influence of these policies on...

Under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 a firm can challenge imports that infringe its U.S. intellectual property rights, such as patents, copyrights and trademarks. Based on publicly available information this paper examines the characteristics of firms that file complaints under Section...