Factor mobility and redistribution: a survey
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This chapter presents a survey of the theoretical literature on tax competition. Specifically, it reviews recent work on the effect of factor mobility and the ensueing tax competition on the capacity of governments to raise revenue and redistribute income. It focuses on three issues: the relevance and limitations of the “raise against the bottom” result, the benefits and pitfalls of partial coordination and the incidence of factors mobility on social security systems.
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