Tax Policy and the Activities of Multinational Corporations

James Hines

No 5589, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper reviews quantitative studies of the impact of international tax rules on the financial and real behavior of multinational firms. The evidence, much of it recent, indicates that taxation significantly influences foreign direct investment, corporate borrowing, transfer pricing, dividend and royalty payments, R&D activity, exports, bribe payments, and location choices. While taxes appear to influence a wide range of activity, the literature does not offer many subtle tests designed to distinguish different theories of the effects of taxation on multinational firms. The paper evaluates the reliability of existing evidence and its implications for the design of international tax policy.

JEL-codes: F23 H87 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996-05
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Published as in Alan J. Auerbach, ed. Fiscal Policy: Lessons From Economic Research(Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1997), pp.401-445.

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