Studies in International Taxation / Edition 2

by Alberto Giovannini, R. Glenn Hubbard, Joel Slemrod

Overview

As a united global economy evolves, economists and policymakers are forced to consider whether the current system of taxing income is inconsistent with the trend toward liberalized world financial flows and increased international competition. To help assess existing tax policies and incentives, this volume presents new research on how taxes affect the investment and financing decisions of multinationals today.

The contributors examine the effects of taxation on decisions about international financial management, business investment, and international income shifting. They consider the influence of tax rules on dividend policy decisions within multinationals; the extent to which tax incentives affect the level and location of research and development across countries; and the fact that foreign-controlled companies operating in the United States pay lower taxes than do domestically controlled companies.

The contributors to this volume are Rosanne Altshuler, Alan J. Auerbach, Neil Bruce, Timothy Goodspeed, Roger H. Gordon, Harry Grubert, Bronwyn H. Hall, David Harris, Kevin Hassett, James R. Hines Jr., Roy D. Hogg, Joosung Jun, Jeffrey K. Mackie-Mason, Jack M. Mintz, Randall Morck, John Mutti, T. Scott Newlon, James M. Poterba, Joel Slemrod, Deborah Swenson, G. Peter Wilson, and Bernard Yeung.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780226297026
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Publication date:	02/15/1996
Series:	National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report
Edition description:	1
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

James R. Hines is Richard A. Musgrave Collegiate Professor of Economics in the department of economics and Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School.


Martin Feldstein is professor of economics at Harvard University (on leave), and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Alberto Giovannini, R. Glenn Hubbard, And Joel Slemrod
I. International Financial Management
1. Taxes And The Form Of Ownership Of Foreign Corporate Equity
Roger H. Gordon And Joosung Jun
Comment: Alberto Giovannini
2. Impacts Of Canadian And U.S. Tax Reform On The Financing Of Canadian Subsidiaries Of U.S. Parents
Roy D. Hogg And Jack M. Mintz
Comment: Neil Bruce
3. The Effects Of U.S. Tax Policy On The Income Repatriation Patterns Of U.S. Multinational Corporations
Rosanne Altshuler And T. Scott Newlon
II. Investment
4. Taxation And Foreign Direct Investment In The United States: A Reconsideration Of The Evidence
Alan J. Auerbach And Kevin Hassett
Comment: James M. Poterba
5. On The Sensitivity Of R & D To Delicate Tax Changes: The Behavior Of U.S. Multinationals In The 1980s
James R. Hines Jr.
Comment: Bronwyn H. Hall
6. The Role Of Taxes In Location And Sourcing Decisions
G. Peter Wilson
Comment: R. Glenn Hubbard
III. Income-Shifting
7. Explaining The Low Taxable Income Of Foreign-Controlled Companies In The United States
Harry Grubert, Timothy Goodspeed, And Deborah Swenson
Comment: Jeffrey K. Mackie-Mason
8. Income Shifting In U.S. Multinational Corporations
David Harris, Randall Morck, Joel Slemrod, And Bernard Yeung
Comment: John Mutti
Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

This volume includes nine papers that were prepared as part of a research project on international aspects of taxation, undertaken by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The authors present empirical studies of effects of tax policy on decisions of multinational corporations in three areas: international financial management, investment, and income shifting. This research was the focus of a conference held in New York in September 1991. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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