"This paper analyzes the impact on firm behavior of the Homeland Investment Act of 2004, which provided a one-time tax …. Repatriations did not lead to an increase in domestic investment, employment or R&D -- even for the firms that lobbied for the tax …

The Homeland Investment Act provided a tax holiday for the repatriation of foreign earnings. Advocates argued the Act … shows that repatriations did not increase domestic investment, employment or Ramp;Dmdash;even for firms that appeared to be …

business investment. To promote economic convergence of Eastern and Western Germany after reunification, bonus depreciation tax … control group, we address the question if and to what extent these investment tax incentives boosted investment. In line with … were cut back in 1997. Moreover, there was a significant reduction in building investment in the year after the expiration …