<p><P>The European Tax Policy Forum (ETPF) and Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) are holding a one day conference to discuss the first wave of a three-year ETPF programme of research projects examining the international dimension of corporate tax.</p> </p><p> </p><p><p>The research has been commissioned from leading economists across Europe and will be discussed at the conference by a range of distinguished academics, tax practitioners from business and private practice, and officials from national and international institutions.</p> </p><p> </p><p><p>Speakers and topics include:</p> </p><p> </p><p><ul><li> <b>Michael Devereux, University of Warwick</b>: "The effects of international taxation on the activities of multinational companies: a survey of existing evidence" </p><p> </p><p><br><a href="/conferences/etpf_devereux.pdf ">Download paper</a> </p><p><br><a href="/conferences/etpf_devereux_appendix.pdf ">Download appendix</a> </p><p> </p><p><li><b>Ben Lockwood, University of Warwick:</b> "How are plant location decisions and capital flows in Europe affected by corporate income taxes?" </p><p> </p><p><br><a href="/conferences/etpf_lockwood.pdf ">Download paper</a> </p><p> </p><p><li><b>Thiess Buettner, University of Munich:</b>"Do non-profit taxes affect the location of economic activity? Evidence from the EU" </p><p> </p><p><br><a href="/conferences/etpf_buettner.pdf ">Download paper</a> </p><p> </p><p><br><a href="/conferences/etpf_buettner_summary.pdf ">Download summary</a> </p><p> </p><p><li><b>Harry Huizinga, University of Tilberg: </b>"How far do differences in international tax regimes between countries affect financial policies?" </p><p> </p><p><br><a href="/conferences/etpf_huizinga.pdf ">Download paper</a> </p><p> </p><p><li><b>Alfons Weichenreider, University of Frankfurt:</b> "Profit shifting within the EU: evidence from Germany" </p><p> </p><p><br><a href="/conferences/etpf_weichenreider.pdf ">Download paper</a> </p><p> </p><p><li><b>Stephen Bond, IFS and University of Oxford: </b>"Corporate Income Taxation in the EU: An Economic Assessment of the Role of the ECJ" </p><p> </p><p><br><a href="/conferences/etpf_bond.pdf ">Download paper</a> </p><p> </p><p><li><b>Mark Neale, Managing Director, Budget, Tax & Welfare Directorate, HM Treasury</b>, will be our lunchtime speaker. </ul></p>