Objectives of governments in tax competition: Role of capital supply elasticity

This study examines the choice of governments' policy objectives in tax competition with an endogenous capital supply. Our results confirm the following scenarios. (i) The welfare-maximizing region completely deviates from its primary goal and maximizes tax revenue when the capital supply elast...

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Published in:International review of economics & finance 2018-03, Vol.54, p.225-231
Main Authors: Wang, Wenming, Ogawa, Hikaru
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Endogenous capital supply
Policy objective
Tax competition
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Summary:This study examines the choice of governments' policy objectives in tax competition with an endogenous capital supply. Our results confirm the following scenarios. (i) The welfare-maximizing region completely deviates from its primary goal and maximizes tax revenue when the capital supply elasticity, with respect to the interest rate, is low. (ii) The welfare-maximizing region pursues its primary goal and moderately maximizes welfare when the capital supply elasticity is high. In case (ii), the extent of welfare maximization orientation increases with the capital supply elasticity.
ISSN:1059-0560
1873-8036
DOI:10.1016/j.iref.2017.08.010