Company taxes and taxes on highly skilled labour both influence the attractiveness of a particular region as a location for investment. We measure the effective tax burden on capital investment and on highly qualified labour in 33 locations across Europe and the United States. We then correlate...

Introduction to tax strategy -- Tax law fundamentals -- Returns on alternative savings vehicles -- Choosing the optimal organizational form -- Implicit taxes and clienteles, arbitrage, restrictions, and frictions -- Nontax costs of tax planning -- The importance of marginal tax rates and dynamic...