Tax reform in open economies : international and country perspectives / edited by Iris Claus, Norman Gemmell, Michelle Harding, David White.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Taxes and firm performance: evidence from the OECD -- Economic effects of investment subsidies -- Lessons from the study of taxes and the behavior of US multinational corporations -- Dual income taxes: Nordic tax system -- International taxation and company tax policy in small open economies -- Personal income tax structure: theory and policy -- Modelling labour supply responses in Australia and New Zealand -- Employment incentives for sole parents: labour market effects of changes to financial incentives and support -- Carbon taxes vs tradable permits: efficiency and equity effects for a small open economy -- Improving lake water quality through a nutrient trading system: the case of New Zealand's Lake Rotorua -- Australian tax reforms: past and future -- Company taxation in New Zealand.