Policy Responses to Tax Competition

Name: Policy Responses to Tax Competition
Brand: The University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Press

Policy Responses to Tax CompetitionAuthor(s): David R. Agrawal, James M. Poterba, Owen M. Zidar\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The University of Chicago Press, United States\nImprint: University of Chicago Press\nISBN-13: 9780226838595, 978-0226838595\nSynopsis\nA critical examination of the effects of tax competition.\n\nPolicy Responses to Tax Competition provides an in-depth exploration of how jurisdictions design taxes on mobile economic factors. Tax competition between jurisdictions that seek to attract businesses and residents presents both opportunities and challenges. It can foster government efficiency and provide a counterweight to lobbying for increased spending, but it can also result in inefficiently low tax rates and revenue shortfalls as jurisdictions vie for tax bases. This volume examines the economic drivers and consequences of tax competition and presents empirical evidence on its effects. \n\n Divided into three parts, the book first reviews existing research on th.