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Dynamic inconsistency and non-preferential taxation of foreign capital

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  • Kishore, Kaushal
  • Roy, Santanu

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When capital is sunk after it is invested, a host government facing heterogeneous foreign investors has a strong incentive to reduce preferential taxes over time in order to attract less eager investors while fully expropriating past investors. This induces investors to wait rather than invest in the initial period, and leads to loss of tax revenue. This dynamic inconsistency problem is resolved if the host government commits to non-preferential taxation in each period even if it does not commit to future tax rates.

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  • Kishore, Kaushal & Roy, Santanu, 2014. "Dynamic inconsistency and non-preferential taxation of foreign capital," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 124(1), pages 88-92.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:124:y:2014:i:1:p:88-92
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2014.04.027
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    Keywords

    Dynamic inconsistency; Foreign investment; Non-preferential taxation;
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    JEL classification:

    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • H87 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - International Fiscal Issues; International Public Goods

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