Thin Capitalization Rules and Multinational Firm Capital Structure /

This paper examines the impact of thin capitalization rules that limit the tax deductibility of interest on the capital structure of the foreign affiliates of US multinationals. We construct a new data set on thin capitalization rules in 54 countries for the period 1982-2004. Using confidential data...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blouin, Jennifer
Other Authors: Huizinga, Harry, Laeven, Luc, Nicodeme, Gaetan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/012
Online Access:Full text available on IMF