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Do International Environmental Agreements Affect Tax and Environmental Competition Between Developed and Developing Countries?

Thierry Madiès et al.

Journal of Public Economic Theory2026https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.70103article
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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine how the "Common but Differentiated Responsibility" (CBDR) principle embedded in international climate agreements influences the intensity of corporate tax competition between a developed and a developing country. In contrast to the standard (asymmetric) tax competition literature, our model shows that the interplay between corporate taxes and environmental regulations do not necessarily lead to a higher equilibrium corporate tax in the developed country compared to the developing country. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the developing country does not necessarily become a pollution haven. This finding nuances the argument put forward by developed countries to shrink their climate responsibility that developing countries are pollution havens.

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@article{thierry2026,
  title        = {{Do International Environmental Agreements Affect Tax and Environmental Competition Between Developed and Developing Countries?}},
  author       = {Thierry Madiès et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of Public Economic Theory},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.70103},
}

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