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This report looks at how corporate income taxes have changed over the past two decades, what incentives they provide for domestic and international investment, and whether changes in the international economy have helped shape these reforms.
Authors
![Rachel Cassidy](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-08/Rachel_Griffith.jpg?itok=YovGgLq9)
CPP Co-Director, IFS Research Director
Rachel is Research Director and Professor at the University of Manchester. She was made a Dame for services to economic policy and education in 2021.
![Person graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/IFS-person-graphic.png?itok=hWCtTSrz)
Lucy Chennells
Report details
- DOI
- 10.1920/re.ifs.1997.0056
- ISBN
- 978-1-873357-73-6
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Chennells, L and Griffith, R. (1997). Taxing profits in a changing world. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/taxing-profits-changing-world (accessed: 30 June 2024).
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