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Globalization, Erosion of Tax Base, and the Revenue Potential of Developing Asia’s Foreign Exchange Reserve Build-Up

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  • Park, Donghyun

    (Asian Development Bank)

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A major side effect of globalization is the erosion of the tax base due to the growing mobility of capital and the consequent international tax competition for capital. The potential loss of revenues is encouraging developing Asia's governments to look for alternative, nonconventional, nontax sources of revenue. The central objective of this paper is to explore the extent to which one potential source of nonconventional revenue—the region's soaring excess foreign exchange reserves—can help to compensate regional governments for the erosion of their tax bases. The analysis indicates that more active management of excess reserves along the lines of profit-maximizing sovereign wealth funds can indeed make a significant contribution to the region's nonconventional fiscal revenues.

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  • Park, Donghyun, 2008. "Globalization, Erosion of Tax Base, and the Revenue Potential of Developing Asia’s Foreign Exchange Reserve Build-Up," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 122, Asian Development Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:adbewp:0122
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    Keywords

    capital; developing asia; excess reserves; globalization; sovereign wealth funds;
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    JEL classification:

    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt

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