Dividend and Capital Gains Taxation in a Cross-Section of Firms
- Topics:
- Dividends,
- Taxes,
- Venture Capital
- Source:
- University of St. Gallen
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Overview: This paper analyses the general equilibrium effects of the new view on dividend taxation. It embeds the nucleus theory of firm development into a framework of monopolistic competition with new firm creation. Dividend and capital gains taxes affect the outcome in two dimensions: First, a differential treatment of dividends and capital gains distorts the allocation of capital across firms. Second, dividend as well as capital gains taxes are anticipated at the start-up stage of firms. The capitalisation is shown to depress firm creation and aggregate capital accumulation.
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Format: PDF | Size: 338KB | Date: Jun 2005 | Pages: 35




