Using a rich panel data base for firms in Asian countries, we assess the effect of public sector corruption on corporate assets investment and tax payments. Our findings suggest that public sector corruption does not deter investment activities of national firms while asset investment of...

Pascal Saint-Amans, OECD, stellt die Vorschläge der OECD und eine Analyse ihrer Auswirkungen auf die Steuereinnahmen und die Investitionstätigkeit vor. Demnach dürften die Steuereinnahmen weltweit erheblich steigen, das globale Investitionsniveau dagegen kaum ändern. Clemens Fuest, ifo...

Maximilian Blömer, Florian Dorn und Clemens Fuest, ifo Institut, untersuchen die Aufkommens- und Verteilungswirkungen der kalten Progression und der steuerpolitischen Tarifanpassungen der Jahre 2022 und 2023. Sie zeigen, dass die Maßnahmen zwar die Steuerzahler*innen im Vergleich zum...

This paper measures the relative importance of quality and quantity effects of corporate taxation on foreign direct investment. Quantity is affected if corporate taxes reduce the equilibrium stock of foreign capital in a given country. Quality effects arise if taxes decrease the extent to which...

In the debate on the impact of illicit capital flows on developing countries, the view is widespread that profit shifting to low tax jurisdictions undermines the ability of developing countries to raise tax revenue. While the shifting of income out of developed countries is a widely debated...

We present empirical evidence suggesting that the effect of the host country corporate tax rate on the debt ratio of multinational affiliates in developing economies is positive and larger than the same effect for affiliates in developed economies.

This paper measures quantity and quality effects of corporate taxation on foreign direct investments (FDI). While corporate taxes are well known to reduce the equilibrium stock of foreign capital in a given country, they may also change the quality of investment projects. Our analysis focuses on...