Optimal Tax Policy when Firms are Internationally Mobile



government. The government now maximizes the welfare function:


πdA +


∕∙n+

AAh


dB


и (F -


∙.K) dAdB^

(22)


with π and v* defined as in (14) and (15), subject to

F(K,Al) (1 - и) - (1 - au) K = О

(23)


F(K,Aft) (1 - и) - (1 - au) K = F (K*,Aft) (1 - t) - (1 - βt) K* - C(24)

The optimality condition with respect to и is:

∂W                  ['b+ Ah                     ['b+ A"

-— = Q = Ud' - U')J   J   [(F - aK)] dAdB + H'J   J  [u (Fκ - a) Ku] dAdB

+h ' C (u (f ft -aK η 9~a-) dB


h ' £ (u (fl


., ∂Al

aKl) — dB (25)

7 du J


The optimality condition with respect to a is:

∂W
da


Zb+ Ah              B++ Ah

I [uK] dAdB + H'     I [u (Fκ - a) Ka] dAdB

+( h' ι (F- aK' > ■)dB - £ h' (u fl - aKl)    ) b'

First, it follows from equation (25) that u > О, a = 1, H' = U' cannot be an

optimum, because

dwh' (u (f (AK'■) - k^) d-A) dB = 0        (27)

Second, u has to be greater than zero to satisfy Д^" = 0. This can be explained
as follows: The first term on the RHS of equation (25) is strictly positive, the
three other terms are strictly negative. Therefore,
u = 0 and u < 0 are no possible
solutions.

Can u > 0, a = 1, H' > U' be an optimum?

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