Calls for more frequent application of the second-generation statistical methods such as structural equation modeling (SEM) have emerged in the field of management accounting recently. The aim of this article is to compare these statistical methods to the first-generation methods using the...

The broad literature focussing on the effects of globalization and strategic interactions on corporate tax competition has widely neglected an impact of political factors. In this paper, we analyse the effects of political factors on corporate taxation and in particular the impact of...

We examine whether and how managers alter their tax avoidance strategies when the country adopts stricter competition laws. Using comprehensive data on competition laws from 44 countries, we find that firms engage in more tax avoidance when the country’s competition laws become stricter. This...

The policy paper Corporate Taxation in the Global Economy stresses the need to maintain and build on the progress in international cooperation on tax matters that has been achieved in recent years, and in some respects now appears under stress. With special attention to the circumstances of...