Does a reduction in the tax rate trigger investments in developing countries? This paper answers this question in a difference in difference framework. Using firm-level data on Indian manufacturing firms I study the impact of the 2019 and 2020 Indian tax reform that reduced the corporate income...

Does a reduction in the corporate income tax rate trigger investments in developing countries? This paper answers this question in a difference in differences framework. Using firm-level data on Indian manufacturing firms I study the effect of the 2019 and 2020 Indian tax reform that reduced the...

We study profitable firms with no tax expenses. We find that the proportion of profitable firms that owe zero taxes (zero-tax firms) has increased substantially over the past 70 years, accounting for almost 15% of listed U.S. firms in recent years. Zero-tax firms thus represent a major group of...