Change and Stability in Global Tax Policy -- Power in International Tax Politics -- Countering Harmful Tax Practices -- The Swift Return of Tax Competition -- The Emergence of Multilateral AEI -- The BEPS Project : Long Live Arm's Length -- From Hegemony to Transatlantic Tax Battle?

This paper develops a competition theory framework that evaluates an important aspect of the OECD's Harmful Tax Practices Initiative against tax havens. We show that the sequential nature of the process is harmful and more costly than a 'big bang' multilateral agreement. The sequentiality may...