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Providing Incentives for Investment : Advice for policymakers in developing countries

Are tax incentives effective at attracting investment? Or are they a waste of resources? The answer depends on the policies used and the sectors where investment is sought. This note consolidates the policy implications of the latest research by th...

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Main Author:	James, Sebastian
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION AMOUNT OF CAPITAL AUDITS BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CHECKS COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CORPORATE TAX CORPORATE TAX RATE DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DOUBLE TAXATION EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL POLICY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GDP GOOD INVESTMENT CLIMATE GOVERNMENT REVENUE HOME COUNTRY HOST COUNTRY INCENTIVES TO INVESTORS INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT ALLOWANCES INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATES INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT GROWTH INVESTMENT INCENTIVES INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROCEDURES INVESTMENT PROCESS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS JOB CREATION LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIQUIDITY LOCAL ECONOMIES LOCAL ECONOMY MARGINAL COST MULTIPLIER EFFECTS NATURAL RESOURCES OPPORTUNITY COSTS PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES POTENTIAL INVESTORS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOOD RED TAPE RENT SEEKING RETURNS SINGLE TAX STARTUP STATEMENTS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BASE TAX BENEFITS TAX CODE TAX COMPETITION TAX CREDIT TAX EVASION TAX EXEMPTIONS TAX EXPENDITURE TAX INCENTIVE TAX INCENTIVES TAX LAWS TAX LIABILITY TAX PAYMENTS TAX POLICIES TAX POLICY TAX PROVISIONS TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX RETURNS TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAX SIMPLIFICATION TAX SPARING TAX SYSTEM TAXPAYERS TRANSFER TAX TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT
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Providing Incentives for Investment : Advice for policymakers in developing countries

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