This Handbook entry presents a conceptual, normative overview of the subject of taxation. It emphasizes the relationships among the main functions of taxation—notably, raising revenue, redistributing income, and correcting externalities—and the mapping between these functions and various...

We analyze non-cooperative commodity taxation in a two-country trade model characterized by monopolistic competition and international firm and capital mobility. In this setting, taxes in one country affect foreign welfare through the relocation of mobile firms and through changes in the rents...

We study how harmonization of corporate tax systems affects the stability of international cartels. We show that tax base harmonization reinforces collusive agreements, while harmonization of corporate tax rates may destabilize or stabilize cartels. We also find that bilateral and full...

We study how harmonization of corporate tax systems affects the stability of international cartels. We show that tax base harmonization reinforces collusive agreements, while harmonization of corporate tax rates may destabilize or stabilize cartels. We also find that bilateral and full...

In ricardianischer Sichtweise ließe sich die Europäische Union in Länder der Peripherie und Kernländer aufteilen, wobei die Peripherie durch geringere Faktorentgelte charakterisiert ist. Die Bodenrente als Residuum der übrigen Faktorentgelte ist im Kern höher als am Rand und im Laufe der...

High technology and innovation has become a central part of China's long-term growth strategy. The 2007 enterprise tax reform (EIT) significantly reduced the statutory tax rate of high-tech firms from 33 percent to at most 15 percent, and possibly less, guaranteed for at least 3 years. Before...

This paper compares the distribution between U.S. states of investment from countries that grant foreign tax credits with investment from all other countries. The ability to apply foreign tax credits against home-country tax liabilities reduces an investor's incentive to avoid high-tax foreign...