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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784866803321

Titolo

The effects of taxation on multinational corporations [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin Feldstein, James R. Hines, Jr., and R. Glenn Hubbard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1995

ISBN

1-281-22336-0

9786611223366

0-226-24187-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

A National Bureau of Economic Research project report

Altri autori (Persone)

FeldsteinMartin S

HinesJames R., Jr.,  <1958->

HubbardR. Glenn

Disciplina

336.24/3

Soggetti

Capital market

International business enterprises - Finance

International business enterprises - Taxation

Investments, Foreign - Taxation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at a conference held in January 1994.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Outward Direct Investment and the U.S. Economy -- 2. The Effects of Outbound Foreign Direct Investment on the Domestic Capital Stock -- 3. Why Is There Corporate Taxation in a Small Open Economy? The Role of Transfer Pricing and Income Shifting -- 4. The Impact of International Tax Rules on the Cost of Capital -- 5. The Tax Sensitivity of Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Firm-Level Panel Data -- 6. The Alternative Minimum Tax and the Behavior of Multinational Corporations -- 7. Accounting Standards, Information Flow, and Firm Investment Behavior -- 8. Taxes, Technology Transfer, and the R&D Activities of Multinational Firms -- 9. Do Repatriation Taxes Matter? Evidence from the Tax Returns of U.S. Multinationals -- 10 .Interest Allocation Rules, Financing Patterns, and the Operations of U.S. Multinationals -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index



Sommario/riassunto

The tax rules of the United States and other countries have intended and unintended effects on the operations of multinational corporations, influencing everything from the formation and allocation of capital to competitive strategies. The growing importance of international business has led economists to reconsider whether current systems of taxing international income are viable in a world of significant capital market integration and global commercial competition. In an attempt to quantify the effect of tax policy on international investment choices, this volume presents in-depth analyses of the interaction of international tax rules and the investment decisions of multinational enterprises. Ten papers assess the role played by multinational firms and their investment in the U.S. economy and the design of international tax rules for multinational investment; analyze channels through which international tax rules affect the costs of international business activities; and examine ways in which international tax rules affect financing decisions of multinational firms. As a group, the papers demonstrate that international tax rules have significant effects on firms' investment and other financing decisions.