• Media type: E-Book; Report
  • Title: Taxes and the location of targets
  • Contributor: Arulampalam, Wiji [Author]; Devereux, Michael P. [Author]; Liberini, Federica [Author]
  • imprint: Oslo: University of Oslo, Department of Economics, 2017
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: H32 ; G34 ; H25 ; mixed logit ; C25 ; corporation income tax ; multinational enterprises ; cross-border expansion ; target choice
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  • Description: We use firm-level data to investigate the impact of taxes on the international location of targets in M&A allowing for heterogeneous responses by companies. The statutory tax rate in the target country is found to have a negative impact on the probability of an acquisition in that country. In addition, the estimated size of the effect is found to depend on whether (i) acquirer is a domestic or a multinational enterprise; (ii) the acquisition is domestic or cross-border; and (iii) the acquirer's country has a worldwide or territorial tax system.
  • Access State: Open Access