Tax Incentives : Using Tax Incentives to Attract Foreign Direct Investment

The increasing mobility of international firms and the gradual elimination of barriers to global capital flows have stimulated competition among governments to attract foreign direct investment, often through tax incentives. This note reviews the d...

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Main Author: Morisset, Jacques
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/12105893/tax-incentives-using-tax-incentives-attract-foreign-direct-investment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11325
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Summary:The increasing mobility of international firms and the gradual elimination of barriers to global capital flows have stimulated competition among governments to attract foreign direct investment, often through tax incentives. This note reviews the debate about the effectiveness of tax incentives, examining two much-contested questions: can tax incentives attract foreign investment? And what are the costs of using them?