Fiscal Competition in Developing Countries : A Survey of the Theoretical and Empirical Literature

The last two decades have witnessed a sharp increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) flows and increased competition among developing countries to attract FDI, resulting in higher investment incentives offered by host governments and removal of...

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Main Authors:	Madies, Thierry, Dethier, Jean-Jacques
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ADDED TAX AGENCY PROBLEM ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AUCTION AUCTIONS BAILOUT BID BIDS BOND BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS TAX BUSINESS TAXES CAPITAL FLIGHT CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL IMPORTER CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIES COASTAL PROVINCES COMMITMENT DEVICE COMMON MARKET COMPETITIVE MARKETS CORPORATE INCOME TAX CORPORATE TAX CORPORATE TAX RATE CORPORATE TAX RATES CORPORATE TAXES COST OF CAPITAL COUNTRY MARKET COUNTRY RISK CURRENT EXPENDITURES DECENTRALIZATION DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DIFFERENTIALS DIRECT PAYMENTS DISTRICTS DOMESTIC PRICES DOUBLE TAXATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION EFFECTIVE TAX RATES ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS EQUALIZATION EQUIPMENTS EQUITY INVESTMENT EXCESS SUPPLY EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE NEEDS EXPENDITURES ON INFRASTRUCTURE EXPORTER EXTERNALITIES FEDERAL SUBSIDIES FEDERAL TRANSFER FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL STUDIES FISCAL AUTONOMY FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL FEDERALISM FISCAL POLICY FISCAL TRANSFERS FIXED CAPITAL FIXED INVESTMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN MARKET FOREIGN TAX CREDITS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REVENUE HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HARMONIZATION HOME COUNTRY HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST GOVERNMENTS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPLICIT TAX INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INTANGIBLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTING INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT PROJECTS JURISDICTION JURISDICTIONS LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC GOOD MARGINAL COST MARKET CONDITION MARKET SIZE MAYOR MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATURAL RESOURCE NET CAPITAL OPPORTUNISTIC BEHAVIOR OPPORTUNITY COST OUTPUT PERSONAL INCOME POLICY CHOICES POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL STABILITY PORTFOLIO POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE LOANS PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY TAX PROVINCE PROVINCES PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVINCIAL LEVEL PROVINCIAL TAX PROVINCIAL TAXES PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC CONSUMPTION PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC LOANS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETURN RETURNS REVENUE SHARING SMALL COUNTRIES SOCIAL VALUE SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINT SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS SUB-NATIONAL SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TAX AUTONOMY TAX BASE TAX BASES TAX BREAKS TAX BURDEN TAX CHANGES TAX COMPETITION TAX CONCESSIONS TAX COORDINATION TAX CREDIT TAX CREDITS TAX DIFFERENTIALS TAX INCENTIVES TAX PAYMENTS TAX PLANNING TAX POLICIES TAX POLICY TAX PREFERENCES TAX PROVISION TAX PURPOSES TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REBATES TAX REDUCTION TAX REGIME TAX REGIMES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUE SHARING TAX REVENUES TAX SPARING TAX TREATMENT TAX TREATY TAXATION TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TREATIES TREATY URBAN ECONOMICS USE TAX UTILITIES VALUATION WORLD TRADE
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