Introduction : international tax coordination : an interdisciplinary perspective on virtues and pitfalls / Martin Zagler -- Rethinking tax jurisdictions and relief from international double taxation with regard to developing countries : legal and economic prospectives from Europe and North...

Tax treaties are often seen as a means to mitigate fierce tax competition. We challenge this view by arguing that taxes on passive income reduce e↵ective average tax rates, and induce neighbouring countries to react by reducing bilateral tax rates. As opposed to traditional tax competition,...