Does capital bear the burden of local corporate taxes? Evidence from Germany
Exploiting the German 2008 tax reform we employ an event study design to assess the effects of local corporate taxes on stock prices. We match firms to the local tax rates at their respective headquarters and analyze the differential stock market responses to the reform decision. We find that firms...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Government and Economics |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667319323000101 |