@techreport{3b1721e913ad42cd86ec9bb39abbe709,
title = "Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 198: Foreign direct investment, tax competition and social expenditure",
abstract = "The aim of this paper is to make a first step towards studying the role of social expenditure and its interaction with corporate taxation in determining the destination of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows. Using panel data for 18 OECD countries and measuring the extent of social welfare policies by the (public social expenditure)/GDP ratio, we find strong support for the conjecture that redistributive social welfare state policies are valued by multinationals as, for instance, they may signal a government{\textquoteright}s commitment to social stability.",
keywords = "Foreign direct investment, Tax competition, Social policy",
author = "H. G{\"o}rg and H. Molana and C. Montagna",
note = "This paper was also published by Elsevier in International Review of Economics & Finance, Vol. 18 (1), pp. 31-37 ",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
series = "Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics",
publisher = "University of Dundee",
number = "198",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "University of Dundee",
}