Does Foreign Capital Increase Tax Revenue: The Turkish Case

We examine the effect of the foreign direct investment (FDI) on taxes paid for Turkey with a special focus on the differentials between firms operating with different technology levels. We utilize a comprehensive dataset for Turkish manufacturing firms over 2004-2012 period and employ Generalized Me...

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Main Authors: Eda Balıkçıoğlu, Başak Dalgıç, Burcu Fazlıoğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2016-04-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31978/352521?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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Summary:We examine the effect of the foreign direct investment (FDI) on taxes paid for Turkey with a special focus on the differentials between firms operating with different technology levels. We utilize a comprehensive dataset for Turkish manufacturing firms over 2004-2012 period and employ Generalized Method of Moments methodology. The results of the study confirm that foreign affiliation increase the taxes paid by the firms. We find a bigger impact of FDI on taxation for high-technology firms than medium or low technology firms.
ISSN:2146-4138