Agglomeration, tax competition, and fiscal equalization

Matthias Wrede

No 2009/5, Working Papers from Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

Abstract: This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal equalization on asymmetric tax competition when positive agglomeration externalities are present. It shows that equalization of standardized tax revenue improves the spatial allocation of capital provided that agglomeration externalities are sufficiently strong.

Keywords: Agglomeration; tax competition; fiscal equalization. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H71 H73 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2009
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