International Tax Competition: Challenges for Developing Economies
Jointly organized by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
Monday, April 24, 2017
Washington, D.C., USA
International considerations can place important constraints on national tax policies, as evidenced by the downward trajectory of statutory corporate tax rates over time. This conference will examine the implications of tax competition for different regions, with a special focus on spillovers to developing economies arising from the tax policies of more advanced economies.
Participation in the conference is by invitation only.
Monday, April 24, 2017 |
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| 8:30-9:00 |
Registration and Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:15 |
Opening remarks Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF |
| 9:15-10:00 |
Keynote Speech Chair: Victoria Perry, IMF Dhammika Dharmapala, University of Chicago (Presentation) |
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10:00-11:15 |
Spillovers to Developing Economies This session will focus on spillovers from tax policy in advanced economies and low-tax jurisdictions to developing economies—for example, from treaty shopping and tax rate competition. Chair: Alexander Klemm, IMF Panelist 1: Kimberly Clausing, Reed College (Presentation) Panelist 2: Paul Ryan, Director, International Finance Division, Department of Finance, Ireland Panelist 3: Dušan Vujović, Minister of Finance, Republic of Serbia |
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11:15-11:30 |
Coffee break |
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11:30-12:45 |
Regional Tax Competition and Coordination This session is meant to showcase experiences from regional polities, such as the European Union and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. Chair: Sebastian James, WBG Panelist 1: Michael Devereux, University of Oxford (Presentation) Panelist 2: Gaetan Nicodeme, European Commission Panelist 3: Embert St. Juste, Director of Research and Tax Policy, Ministry of Finance, St. Lucia (Presentation)
Panelist: TBC |
| 12:45-13:00 |
Closing Jan Walliser, Vice President, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, WBG |