Taking two steps to climb onto the stage: Capital taxes as link between trade and growth

Lucas Bretschger

No 05/2001, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Diskussionspapiere from University of Greifswald, Faculty of Law and Economics

Abstract: This contribution provides evidence for the hypothesis that trade increases growth through its curbing effect on capital taxes. The analyzed mechanism includes two different steps and considers the critical points of both the theoretical and empirical studies in this field. In particular, the estimation problems of omitted variables and parameter heterogeneity are addressed. Using panel data for a sample of 12 OECD countries in the time period 1967-1996, it is shown that the theoretical predictions can be corroborated by empirical results.

Keywords: Trade and Growth; Tax Competition; OECD Countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F43 H71 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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