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Unobserved tax avoidance and the tax elasticity of FDI

Egger, Peter H.; Merlo, Valeria; Wamser, Georg - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 108 (2014) C, pp. 1-18

This paper investigates the tax responsiveness of multinational firms’ investment decisions in foreign countries, distinguishing firms that are able to avoid taxes (avoiders) from those that are not (non-avoiders). From a theoretical point of view, the tax responsiveness of firms crucially...

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The Impact of Controlled Foreign Company Legislation on Real Investments Abroad: A Two-dimensional Regression Discontinuity Design

Egger, Peter; Wamser, Georg - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Controlled foreign company (CFC) rules are frequently imposed by countries as part of their anti-tax-avoidance legislation. This paper aims at quantifying their impact on foreign investments by utilizing a regression discontinuity design and the universe of German foreign investments notified to...

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Do US Firms Pay Less Tax than Their European Peers? On Firm Characteristics, Profit Shifting Opportunities, and Tax Legislation as Determinants of Tax Differentials

Overesch, Michael - 2018

Using pairs of similar US and European firms listed on the S&P500 or StoxxEurope600, we examine effective tax differentials between US multinational corporations (MNCs) and their European peers. We show that statutory tax rates and profit shifting opportunities are important determinants of...

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Unobserved Tax Avoidance and the Tax Elasticity of FDI

Egger, Peter - 2014

This paper investigates the tax responsiveness of multinational firms' investment decisions in foreign countries, distinguishing firms that are able to avoid taxes (avoiders) from those that are not (non-avoiders). From a theoretical point of view, the tax responsiveness of firms crucially...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048888

Taxes, Profit Shifting, and the Real Activities of Mnes : Evidence from Corporate Tax Notches

Hansen, Jaqueline; Merlo, Valeria; Wamser, Georg - 2023

We exploit exogenous variation in tax notches created by controlled foreign corporation (CFC) rules to better understand the profit-shifting behavior of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and its consequences for real activity. Using new data on CFC rules and information on direct parent-affiliate...

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