Research
Publications
63 papers spanning international and corporate taxation, VAT, digitalization and crypto-assets, wealth taxation, and fiscal policy, alongside policy work for the IMF.
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Working Papers
5 items- 2026
The Limits of a Broad VAT Cut: Pass-Through Heterogeneity and Welfare Interpretation
CESifo Working Paper No. 12922
- 2026
- 2025
- 2025
Efficiency Aspects of the Value Added Tax
IMF Working Paper No. 25/165
- 2022
Peer-Reviewed Articles
23 items- 2026
Forward-Looking Effective Tax Rates under the Global Minimum Corporate Tax
IMF Economic Review
- 2025
The Effect of Parental Wealth on Labor Income: Evidence from the Norwegian Wealth Tax
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 40, 107284
- 2025
How Does Profit Shifting Affect the Balance of Payments?
FinanzArchiv / European Journal of Public Finance, vol. 81(4), pp. 369–396
- 2024
Cryptocarbon: How Much Is the Corrective Tax?
Energy Economics, vol. 138, 107827
BlogCovered inThe Verge · Global Solidarity Levies Task Force - 2023
- 2023
- 2023
Exploring Residual Profit Allocation
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 15(1), pp. 70–109
- 2023
Do Audits Improve Future Tax Compliance in the Absence of Penalties? Evidence from Random Audits in Norway
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 70, pp. 305–326
- 2021
Can Government Demand Stimulate Private Investment? Evidence from U.S. Federal Procurement
Journal of Monetary Economics, vol. 118, pp. 178–194
- 2021
At Your Service! The Role of Tax Havens in International Trade with Services
European Economic Review, vol. 135, pp. 1–25
- 2020
Revenue Implications of Destination Based Cash Flow Taxation
IMF Economic Review, vol. 68, pp. 848–874
- 2020
A Destination-Based Allowance for Corporate Equity
International Tax and Public Finance, vol. 27, pp. 753–777
- 2018
Curbing Corporate Debt Bias: Do Limitations to Interest Deductibility Work?
Journal of Banking and Finance, vol. 96, pp. 368–378
- 2018
Revisiting the Narrative Approach of Estimating Tax Multipliers
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol. 120, pp. 428–439
- 2017
Evaluating the Effects of ACE Systems on Multinational Debt Financing and Investment
Journal of Public Economics, vol. 156, pp. 131–149
- 2016
Toward a Mutualization of European Unemployment Insurance? On Limiting the Downsides of a Fiscal Transfer System for the Eurozone
CESifo Economic Studies, vol. 62(2), pp. 376–395
- 2014
A Journey from a Corruption Port to a Tax Haven
Journal of Comparative Economics, vol. 42(3), pp. 739–754
- 2014
Money at the Docks of Tax Havens: A Guide
FinanzArchiv / Public Finance Analysis, vol. 70(3), pp. 458–485
- 2013
Estimating the Effects of Coordinated Fiscal Actions in the Euro Area
European Economic Review, vol. 58 (Feb), pp. 110–121
- 2011
The Effects of Discretionary Fiscal Policy on Macroeconomic Aggregates: A Reappraisal
Journal of Economic Surveys, vol. 25(4), pp. 674–707
- 2011
The Effects of Taxation on the Location Decision of Multinational Firms: M&A vs. Greenfield Investments
National Tax Journal, vol. 64(3), pp. 817–838
- 2011
International Debt Shifting and Multinational Firms in Developing Economies
Economics Letters, vol. 113(2), pp. 135–138
- 2010
Debt Financing and Sharp Currency Depreciations: Wholly versus Partially-Owned Multinational Affiliates
Review of World Economics / Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, vol. 146(2), pp. 281–302
Edited Volumes
1 item- 2026
Taxation in the Middle East and North Africa: Prospects and Possibilities
IMF (book), ISBN: 9798400281501
Chapters in Books
8 items- 2024
Deciphering the GloBE in a Low-Tax Jurisdiction
In Research Handbook on the Economics of Tax Havens, Arjan Lejour and Dirk Schindler (Eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, Chapter 20.
A Macroeconomic Perspective on the Challenges of Taxing Multinationals
In Fiscal Policy in a Turbulent Era, Enrique Alberola (Ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, Chapter 5, pp. 73–84.
- 2021
Global Firms, National Corporate Taxes: An Evolution of Incompatibility
In Corporate Income Taxes Under Pressure: Why Reform Is Needed and How It Can Be Designed, De Mooij, R., Klemm, A., and Perry, V. (Eds.). IMF, Washington DC, Chapter 4.
- 2021
Has Tax Competition Become Less Harmful?
In Corporate Income Taxes Under Pressure: Why Reform Is Needed and How It Can Be Designed, De Mooij, R., Klemm, A., and Perry, V. (Eds.). IMF, Washington DC, Chapter 6.
- 2021
Destination-Based Taxation: A Promising but Risky Destination
In Corporate Income Taxes Under Pressure: Why Reform Is Needed and How It Can Be Designed, De Mooij, R., Klemm, A., and Perry, V. (Eds.). IMF, Washington DC, Chapter 13.
- 2022
Options for Origin- and Destination-Based Rent Taxes in the Netherlands
In Tax by Design for the Netherlands, Cnossen, S. and Jacobs, B. (Eds.). Oxford University Press, Chapter 11. Available in Dutch, 2021..
- 2022
Formulary Methods in International Taxation
In Tax by Design for the Netherlands, Cnossen, S. and Jacobs, B. (Eds.). Oxford University Press, Chapter 12. Available in Dutch, 2021..
- 2013
International Profit Shifting and Multinational Firms in Developing Economies
In Critical Issues in Taxation and Development, Fuest, C., and Zodrow, G. (Eds.). MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, pp. 145–166.
Policy Papers
21 items- 2026
Can Siri and Alexa Pay Taxes?
Bulletin for International Taxation, Volume 80, No. 4/5, 2026
- 2025
The Future of Corporate Income Taxation
Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, 255(4), 133–157
- 2025
- 2024
How To Tax Wealth?
IMF How-To Note No. 2024/001
- 2023
Lebanon: Putting Tax Policy Back on Track
IMF Technical Assistance Country Report No. 2023/008
- 2022
Romania: Reforming Personal Income Taxation
IMF Technical Assistance Country Report No. 2022/199
- 2021
Maldives: Estimating Tax Expenditures
IMF Technical Assistance Country Report No. 2021/234
- 2021
Capital Income Taxation in the Netherlands
IMF Working Paper No. WP/21/145
- 2021
COVID-19 Recovery Contributions
IMF Special Series on COVID-19
- 2020
Tax Policy for Inclusive Growth after the Pandemic
IMF Special Series on COVID-19
- 2020
Chile — Assessment of Tax Expenditures and Corrective Taxes
IMF Technical Assistance Report No. 2020/305
- 2019
Germany — Tax Pressures and Reform Options
Tax Notes International / IMF Selected Issues Paper
- 2019
Maldives — Reform Options to Strengthen Tax Policy
IMF Technical Assistance Report No. 19/196
- 2018
- 2018
Taxation of Corporations in Switzerland
IMF Selected Issues Paper
- 2018
Capital Income Tax Reform in Denmark
Tax Notes International / IMF Selected Issues Paper
- 2018
Growth-Enhancing Corporate Tax Reform in Belgium
Nordic Tax Journal, vol. 2018, Issue 1
- 2020
Italy: Toward a Growth-Friendly Fiscal Reform
Economia Politica, Site says 'forthcoming, 2020'; CV: volume 38, pp. s385–420
- 2017
A Review of Capital Taxation in France
Tax Notes International
- 2015
- 2014
What Do We Know about the Tax Planning of German-Based Multinational Firms
CESifo DICE Report 4/2014 (Winter)
Contribution to IMF Flagship and Policy Publications
5 items- 2022
Coordinating Taxation Across Borders
IMF Fiscal Monitor, Chapter 2 (lead author)
- 2021
Taxing Multinationals in Europe
IMF European and Fiscal Affairs Departments
- 2019
Corporate Taxation in the Global Economy
IMF Policy Papers
- 2016
Tax Policy, Leverage and Macroeconomic Stability
IMF Policy Papers
- 2016
Fiscal Policies for Innovation and Growth
IMF Fiscal Monitor, Chapter 2
Software & Data
Stata · January 2026
Stata module to calculate the cost of capital and forward-looking effective tax rates
With Andualem Mengistu. Companion to Forward-Looking Effective Tax Rates under the Global Minimum Corporate Tax.
ssc install etrThe package includes two commands: etr and dietr.