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Redistributive Income Taxation, Outsourcing and Foreign Direct Investment

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  • Aronsson, Thomas

    (Department of Economics, Umeå University)

  • Koskela, Erkki

    (Department of Economics)

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This paper deals with optimal income taxation under international outsourcing and FDI. We show how the joint effect of outsourcing and FDI on the optimal marginal income tax rates depends on whether FDI is horizontal or vertical.

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  • Aronsson, Thomas & Koskela, Erkki, 2010. "Redistributive Income Taxation, Outsourcing and Foreign Direct Investment," Umeå Economic Studies 808, Umeå University, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    optimal taxation; redistribution; outsourcing; foreign direct investment;
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    JEL classification:

    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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