Sinn, Hans-Werner (1991): The vanishing harberger triangle. In: Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 45, No. 3: pp. 271-300 |
Abstract
This paper shows that the double taxation of corporate dividends (or profit repatriations) implies a nucleus theory of the corporation. After the firm is set up with a small stock of original capital, it enters a phase of purely internal growth during which no dividends are paid and no shares are issued. The phase terminates when an efficient stock of capital has been accumulated and dividends are paid. During the growth phases, the tax distortion is inversely related to the tax burden and it is larger than conventional formulae for the cost of internal and external equity finance suggest.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Economics Economics > Chairs > Chair for Public Economics |
Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics |
Language: | English |
ID Code: | 19842 |
Deposited On: | 15. Apr 2014 08:54 |
Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020 13:01 |