Tax competition poses two problems for international cooperation: defection and distributive conflict. Multilateral cooperation to stop tax competition may fail because states face incentives to renege on their promises or because they face adverse distributional consequences, either of which...

AbstractTax competition poses two problems for international cooperation: defection and distributive conflict. Multilateral cooperation to stop tax competition may fail because states face incentives to renege on their promises or because they face adverse distributional consequences, either of...

As an alternative to exporting, a firm can enter a foreign market by forging a strategic alliance with its foreign counterparts. The alliance, in the form of a bilateral supply and distribution agreement, eliminates trasportation costs and duplications in product distribution networks....