Agglomeration, tax competition, and fiscal equalization

Matthias Wrede

No 200818, MAGKS Papers on Economics from Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung)

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: 11 pages
Date: 2008
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