We develop a tax competition framework in which some jurisdictions, called tax havens, are parasitic on the revenues of other countries. The havens use real resources to help companies camouflage their home-country tax avoidance, and countries use resources in an attempt to limit the transfer of...

We develop a tax competition framework in which some jurisdictions, called tax havens, are parasitic on the revenues of other countries. The havens use real resources to help companies camouflage their home-country tax avoidance, and countries use resources in an attempt to limit the transfer of...

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...

The aim of the paper is to highlight, at a theoretical level, the effects of globalization on fiscal policy, as well as the issue of profit shifting at OECD level, given that, although substantial progress has been made internationally in multilateral fiscal coordination, it remains at a...

In 1998 the OECD launched one of the most comprehensive initiatives ever to combat harmful tax competition. The following paper analyzes how companies' investment activities in tax havens are associated with the three most salient elements of the OECD initiative. Our analysis is based on a U.S....

The purpose of this study is to identify the major determinants of tax havens in the actual economic context. The development of tax havens was favored by some factors at macroeconomic level, but also by tax noncompliance behavior of individuals who are seeking different ways to avoid taxation....

Since the mid-1990s, countries offering tax systems that facilitate international tax avoidance and evasion have been facing growing political pressure to comply with the internationally agreed standards of exchange of tax information. Using data of German investments in tax havens, we find...

Since the mid-1990s, countries offering tax systems that facilitate international tax avoidance and evasion have been facing growing political pressure to comply with the internationally agreed standards of exchange of tax information. Using data of German investments in tax havens, we find...