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Competitiveness, Technology Licensing, and Ease of Paying Taxes: A 30-Country Study

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  • Michael Troilo

    (Collins College of Business, University of Tulsa, United States)

  • Michał Zdziarski

    (Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, Poland)

  • J. Markham Collins

    (Collins College of Business, University of Tulsa, United States)

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this article is to explore the impact of a regulatory constraint: the ease of paying taxes, on the likelihood of technology licensing and the subsequent impact on the sales of firms acquiring such licences across 30 countries. Research Design & Methods: In a comparative, longitudinal study design we apply random effects panel logit, and random-effects GLS regression models. Findings: Increasing regulatory burden in the form of tax compliance reduces the likelihood of technology licensing. Technology licensing has only modest effects on sales. Foreign ownership of firms increases both the likelihood of technology licensing and revenues. Implications & Recommendations: All manner of political entities, from towns to entire nations, revise their tax policies to woo investment. Our current analysis of the marginal effects suggests that the impact of these improvements is underwhelming. Attracting foreign ownership is recommended to increase technology licensing, sales and competitiveness. Contribution & Value Added: While tax holidays are a common device to woo investment, the interaction of tax regimes with technology licensing, specifically the regulatory burden of preparing and paying taxes, is scarcely studied. It is a gap we strive to fill in this manuscript.

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  • Michael Troilo & Michał Zdziarski & J. Markham Collins, 2017. "Competitiveness, Technology Licensing, and Ease of Paying Taxes: A 30-Country Study," Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, Centre for Strategic and International Entrepreneurship at the Cracow University of Economics., vol. 5(4), pages 11-34.
  • Handle: RePEc:krk:eberjl:v:5:y:2017:i:4:p:11-34
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    Keywords

    Competitiveness; technology transfer; licensing; ease of paying taxes; stages of economic development; international business;
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    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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