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Tax competition among municipalities in Finland

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  • Yvon Rocaboy

    (CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Aki Kangasharju

    (VATT - Government Institute for Economic Research, Helsinki - VATT)

  • Antti Moisio

    (VATT - Government Institute for Economic Research, Helsinki - VATT)

  • Emmanuelle Reulier

    (CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Regional and local public sectors are often characterized by revenue equalization systems that even out tax base differentials between rich and poor jurisdictions. In such a context, the question arises about the existence of strategic interaction among local governments. This paper uses Finnish municipality data to test for local tax competition. We show that despite a strong revenue equalization system, Finnish municipalities still behave strategically in terms of tax setting.

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  • Yvon Rocaboy & Aki Kangasharju & Antti Moisio & Emmanuelle Reulier, 2006. "Tax competition among municipalities in Finland," Post-Print halshs-00090287, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00090287
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    1. Amitrajeet A. Batabyal & Hamid Beladi, 2021. "Interregional demand for workers and the effects of labour income taxation," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(3), pages 1042-1050, June.
    2. Hansjörg Blöchliger & José Maria Pinero Campos, 2011. "Tax Competition Between Sub-Central Governments," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 872, OECD Publishing.
    3. Francisco Delgado & Matías Mayor, 2011. "Tax mimicking among local governments: some evidence from Spanish municipalities," Portuguese Economic Journal, Springer;Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao, vol. 10(2), pages 149-164, August.
    4. Felipe Livert & Cecilia Osorio & Jose Acuña, 2022. "Does reducing municipal taxes work to increase revenue and reduce inequality at the metropolitan level? Evidence from Santiago de Chile," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 14(6), pages 322-343, December.
    5. José da Silva Costa & Armindo Cravalho, 2013. "Yardstick Competition among Portuguese Municipalities: The Case of Urban Property Tax (IMI)," FEP Working Papers 495, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto.
    6. Eero Lehto, 2012. "The impact of inequality on the municipal income tax in Finland," Working Papers 275, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE.
    7. Swianiewicz Paweł & Łukomska Julita, 2016. "Local Tax Competition in Poland?," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 20(3), pages 37-43, September.

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