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Taxing mobile capital in free trade zones to the detriment of workers

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  • Glenn P. Jenkins
  • Chun-Yan Kuo

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Many countries have exempted the income of firms operating in their free trade or export processing zones from corporate income taxation. This paper examines the long-term economic effects of removing this exemption in the Dominican Republic. The results suggest that removal of the corporate income tax exemption could inflict a burden on relatively low-waged workers of about ten times the amount of additional tax revenue collected. The analysis also measures the consequential impacts on prices of goods and services in the economy. It indicates that wealthier groups in society will gain substantially in real income.

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  • Glenn P. Jenkins & Chun-Yan Kuo, 2019. "Taxing mobile capital in free trade zones to the detriment of workers," Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(3), pages 207-222, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:raaexx:v:26:y:2019:i:3:p:207-222
    DOI: 10.1080/16081625.2017.1392878
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    1. Aiwu Zhao & Jingyi Wang & Hongjun Guan, 2022. "Has the Free Trade Zone Construction Promoted the Upgrading of the City’s Industrial Structure?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-21, May.
    2. Zeng, Jing & Zhang, Bingqian & Li, Kevin K., 2024. "The impact of free trade zones on ESG performance: Evidence from China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 1110-1122.
    3. Li, Sujuan & Liu, Jiaguo & Kong, Yudan, 2021. "Pilot free trade zones and Chinese port-listed companies performance: An empirical research based on quasi-natural experiment," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 125-137.

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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • H22 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Incidence
    • O24 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Trade Policy; Factor Movement; Foreign Exchange Policy
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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