Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/237908 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IMK Working Paper No. 210
Publisher: 
Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung (IMK), Düsseldorf
Abstract: 
The empirical literature on the impact of corporate taxes on economic growth reaches ambiguous conclusions: corporate tax cuts increase, reduce, or do not significantly affect growth. We apply meta-regression methods to a novel dataset with 441 estimates from 42 primary studies. There is evidence for publication selectivity in favour of reporting growth-enhancing effects of corporate tax cuts. Correcting for this bias, we cannot reject the hypothesis of a zero effect of corporate taxes on growth. Several factors influence reported estimates, including researcher choices concerning the measurement of growth and corporate taxes, and controlling for other budgetary components.
Subjects: 
Corporate income taxes
economic growth
meta-analysis
JEL: 
E60
H25
O40
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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