Sharing risk with the government: How taxes affect corporate risk taking

Using 113 staggered changes in corporate income tax rates across U.S. states, we provide evidence on how taxes affect corporate risk-taking decisions. Higher taxes reduce expected profits more for risky projects than for safe ones, as the government shares in a firm's upside but not in its down...

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Main Authors: LJUNGQVIST, Alexander, ZHANG, Liandong, ZUO, Luo
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1628
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/2655/viewcontent/Sharing_risk_with_the_government__How_taxes_affect_corporate_risk.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English