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Type: External publications Authors: Michael P Devereux and Rachel Griffith
Volume, issue, pages: CEPR discussion paper DP3247
JEL classification: H25 , H32 Keywords: Tax policy , investment , location choice , tax coordination
Now published in: International Tax and Public Finance [Details]
We consider the impact of taxation when investors face a discrete choice between two or more mutually exclusive projects; in particular we consider the location choice of multinationals. Such choices depend on an effective average tax rate. We propose a precise measure of this rate, which is shown to be equal to a weighted average of an effective marginal tax rate and an adjusted statutory tax rate, where the weights depend on the profitability of the investment. Estimates of the distribution of this measure are presented and compared for domestic and international investment in the USA, France, Germany, and the UK. We analyse the impact of harmonising corporate tax rates in Europe on incentives to locate in France, Germany and the UK. Search |
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