The role of personal income taxes in corporate investment decisions

This paper examines the role of personal income taxes (PIT) in corporate investment decisions. Since PIT reduce consumption and increase cost of labor, investment decisions can be affected because of the inevitable link of production input factors. Using data on PIT in 27 European countries and thre...

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Autores: Jacob, M. (Martin)|||/items/b4c80971-c877-4230-904c-54573540e482, Vossebürger, R. (Robert)|||/items/2cd5410e-8447-4c6a-90dd-d8c6182e2acf
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/119323
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/119323
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Personal income taxation
Corporate investment
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Sumario:This paper examines the role of personal income taxes (PIT) in corporate investment decisions. Since PIT reduce consumption and increase cost of labor, investment decisions can be affected because of the inevitable link of production input factors. Using data on PIT in 27 European countries and three within-country approaches, we find that personal income taxes substantially reduce investment. The magnitude is comparable to the effect of corporate taxes. We also document that the PIT-investment relationship can be explained by increased labor costs and by reduced consumption due to higher PIT.