Summarizes the research on the structure and effects of tax policies collected in "The Effects of Taxation on Multinational Corporations", covering such issues as the impact of tax law on US competitiveness and the volume and location of research and development spending.

Preface Introduction Martin Feldstein, James R. Hines, Jr., R. Glenn Hubbard. 1: Home-Country Effects of Outward Direct Investment Robert E. Lipsey 2: Tax Rules and the Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on U.S. National Income Martin Feldstein 3: Corporate Taxes and the Cost of Capital for U.S. Multinationals Joosung Jun 4: The Importance of Income Shifting to the Design and Analysis of Tax Policy Roger H. Gordon, Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason. 5: Alternative Minimum Tax Rules and Multinational Corporations Andrew B. Lyon, Gerald Silverstein. 6: Taxes, Technology Transfer, and R&D by Multinational Firms James R. Hines, Jr 7: Tax Planning, Timing Effects, and the Impact of Repatriation Taxes on Dividend Remittances Rosanne Altshuler, T. Scott Newlon, William C. Randolph. 8: Is Foreign Direct Investment Sensitive to Taxes? Jason G. Cummins, R. Glenn Hubbard. 9: The Tax Treatment of Interest and the Operations of U.S. Multinationals Kenneth A. Froot, James R. Hines, Jr. 10: International Accounting, Asymmetric Information, and Firm Investment Jason G. Cummins, Trevor S. Harris, Kevin A. Hassett. Appendix James R. Hines, Jr., R. Glenn Hubbard. Contributors Author Index Subject Index