Corporate taxes and multi-product exporters: Theory and evidence from trade dynamics

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This paper analyzes how exporters are affected by corporate tax reforms in destination markets. We introduce tax policy in a trade model of multi-product firms and show that producers face tougher competition in export markets with lower corporate tax rates. This competitive effect induces firms to reduce the number of exported products and to skew their export sales towards the better performing varieties. We estimate the effects of corporate taxes on trade dynamics by exploiting policy reforms in 45 destination countries of exports during the period 2005-2012. Our results provide strong support for competitive effects of corporate taxation.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: cege Discussion Papers ; No. 380

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Business Taxes and Subsidies including sales and value-added (VAT) ; Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation ; Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
• Thema: multi-product firms ; corporate taxation ; exporter dynamics ; international trade

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Flach, Lisandra ; Irlacher, Michael ; Unger, Florian
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege)
• (wo): Göttingen
• (wann): 2019

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/203123
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ