Working Papers in full text
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
All
Other research-related activities and publications of the IMF can be found at IMF Research
|
Free Email Notification
Receive emails when we post new
items of interest to you.
Subscribe or
Modify your profile
|
|
|
|
The Impact of Research and Development Tax Incentives on Colombia's Manufacturing Sector: What Difference Do They Make?
|
Author/Editor: |
Mercer-Blackman, Valerie |
| Authorized for Distribution: |
July 1, 2008 |
|
Electronic Access: |
Free Full Text (PDF file size is 769KB)
Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file.
|
|
|
|
Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
|
|
Summary: Do tax incentives for science and technology stimulate additional investment? We use detailed data on applications and acceptances for R&D tax incentives, a special survey, and for the first time, the science and technology module from the 2000-2002 Survey of Manufacturers database in Colombia to analyze this question. We estimate the effect of the R&D tax deduction instituted in Colombia using Zellner's Seemingly Unrelated Regressions method, and find that the elasticity of demand of R&D investment in manufacturing is quite high in Colombia compared to other countries, particularly for smaller firms, but that the direct benefit from existing policies is minimal. Overall, the results of the paper suggest that there is a great potential for such incentives to promote R&D investment in Colombia, but in their current form, they fail to target those firms that could benefit the most.
|
|
|
|
Series: |
Working Paper No. 08/178 |
|
Subject(s): |
Colombia | Tax incentives | Manufacturing sector | Industrial investment | Economic models | Development |
|
Author's keyword(s): |
Taxes | research and development | Colombia | investment | R&D capital |
|
|
|
|
| |
Published: |
|
July 1, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Format: |
|
Paper |
| |
Stock No: |
|
WPIEA2008178 |
|
Pages: |
|
53 |
| |
Price: |
|
US$18.00 (Academic Rate: US$18.00 )
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
