This research project is sponsored by the ESRC as part of its research
programmeUnderstanding
the Evolving Macro Economy, directed by Mark Taylor
Investigators:
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Principal Investigator:
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Myrna Wooders
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Co Investigators:
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Michael Devereux, John Whalley
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Other Investigators:
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Amrita Dhillon, Ben Lockwood
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Research Associates:
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Michela Redondo and Ben Zissimos
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Students who contributed towards the objectives of the grant:
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Lloyd Barton,Lucia Buenestro, Pedro Martins and Paul
Randle
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Award Details
Award type: 27 Full
research award
Award institution: University of Warwick - English
University
Award department: Department of Economics
Award discipline(s):
1 ; Economics
Start date: 01 December 2000
End date: 30 November
2002
Award number: L138251049
Abstract:
Should the UK lower corporate taxes to keep business and industry in the UK
or should it increase the levels of amenities valued by corporations and their
employees? Should the European Union harmonise taxation policies, and how far
should this co-ordination extend? What policies towards trade blocks and
coalitions might best be pursued by the UK? These are a few of the important
questions currently on the UK policy agenda. A common element in these questions
is that, while in each case a degree of policy co-ordination between national
governments is required for the attainment of efficient outcomes, each nation is
committed to the pursuit of the wellbeing of its residents. But each nation is
constrained by the actions and reactions of other nations. Moreover, the
benefits of forming a union with other nations may limit the ability of a nation
to shape its own policies.These are all concerns of multijurisdictional
economies. Using both empirical and theoretical studies, this research
investigates several aspects of multijurisdictional economies and the economics
of the UK in its multijurisdictional setting. The major areas of the research
are tax and amenity competition, international trade, coalition formation, and
the political economy of multijurisdictional economies
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