Measuring the impact of financial taxation on capital: evidence from Chilean manufacturing plants

Using panel data from Chilean manufacturing plants, we estimate the impact of a stamp tax, levied on loans by financial institutions, on capital stock. Our results show that the tax has a statistically significant negative effect on the stock of capital. Specifically, we find that a rise of one perc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juan A. Correa, Miguel Lorca, Francisco Parro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Economics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15140326.2018.1526866