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Non-binding minimum taxes may foster tax competition

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  • Konrad, Kai A.

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In a Stackelberg framework of capital income taxation it is shown that imposing a minimum tax rate that is lower than all countries' equilibrium tax rates in the unconstrained non-cooperative equilibrium may reduce equilibrium tax rates in all countries. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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  • Konrad, Kai A., 2009. "Non-binding minimum taxes may foster tax competition," Munich Reprints in Economics 22085, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:lmu:muenar:22085
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    1. Yutao Han & Patrice Pieretti & Benteng Zou, 2017. "On The Desirability Of Tax Coordination When Countries Compete In Taxes And Infrastructure," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 55(2), pages 682-694, April.
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    17. Áron Kiss, 2012. "Minimum taxes and repeated tax competition," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 19(5), pages 641-649, October.
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    • H87 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - International Fiscal Issues; International Public Goods

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