Capital Mobility, Distributive Conflict, and International Tax Coordination / Dani Rodrik, Tanguy van Ypersele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodrik, Dani.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

van Ypersele, Tanguy.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w7150.

NBER working paper series no. w7150

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1999.

Summary:

Basic economic theory identifies a number of efficiency gains that derive from international capital mobility. But just as free trade in goods, there is no guarantee that capital mobility makes everyone better off. Consequently, capital mobility may be politically unsustainable even though it enhances efficiency. This paper discusses how such a dilemma might arise, and suggests that international tax coordination might serve as a way out under some circumstances.

Notes:

Print version record

June 1999.