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Profit Shifting Through Intellectual Property

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  • Jesse LaBelle
  • Ana Maria Santacreu

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Patent data can give us insights on profit shifting due to multinationals moving intellectual property to tax havens.

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  • Jesse LaBelle & Ana Maria Santacreu, 2022. "Profit Shifting Through Intellectual Property," Economic Synopses, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue 22, pages 1-2, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedles:94554
    DOI: 10.20955/es.2022.22
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    1. Fatih Guvenen & Raymond J. Mataloni Jr. & Dylan G. Rassier & Kim J. Ruhl, 2022. "Offshore Profit Shifting and Aggregate Measurement: Balance of Payments, Foreign Investment, Productivity, and the Labor Share," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 112(6), pages 1848-1884, June.
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