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Studies on the interaction between transfer pricing of multinationals and trade policies

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K01659
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
Research InstitutionGakushuin University

Principal Investigator

Mukunoki Hiroshi  学習院大学, 経済学部, 教授 (90365065)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 大越 裕史  岡山大学, 社会文化科学学域, 講師 (90880295)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords多国籍企業 / 移転価格 / 貿易政策 / 自由貿易協定 / アンチダンピング / 移転価格操作 / 原産地規則 / 権限委譲 / 他国籍企業 / 地域貿易協定 / 関税
Outline of Research at the Start

グローバル・バリュー・チェーンが世界中で拡大するなか、多国籍企業の国境を越えた企業内取引が拡大しており、移転価格の設定と企業の国境を越えた利潤分配の問題を経済学的に分析することの重要性が、ますます高まっている。その一方で、様々な貿易政策が世界で発動されている。しかし、貿易政策と移転価格税制との関係に関する経済分析は、これまで十分に実施されてこなかった。
本研究では現実に観察される企業の経営戦略と最新の貿易政策の動向を踏まえた国際貿易モデルを構築することにより、貿易政策が移転価格にいかなる影響を与え、またそうした移転価格の変化は貿易政策の厚生効果をいかに変容させるかをを理論的に明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, we focused on the issue of transfer pricing, where multinational corporations avoid paying taxes by shifting profits from countries with high corporate taxes to countries with low corporate taxes, and theoretically analyzed its relationship with trade policy. We found that, because the transfer pricing manipulation of multinational corporations is affected by the rules of origin in free trade agreements (FTAs), there is a case where the conclusion of an FTA will increase corporate tax revenues, but will result in losses for consumers and firms within the FTA region. We also showed that, when an importing country invokes anti-dumping measures against transfer pricing manipulation, policies restricting transfer pricing do not necessarily benefit countries with high corporate taxes.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究課題は、多国籍企業の移転価格の操作という、税源浸食及び利益移転(BEPS)として国際的に防止が課題とされる問題について、自由貿易協定の締結やアンチダンピング措置の発動といった、現実に多く観察される貿易政策との関係を理論的に研究した初の研究であり、学術的に新規性があるのみならず、租税政策の担当部門と貿易政策の担当部門の協力が不可欠であることを指摘する、政策含意が大きい研究成果を提供している。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Tariff elimination versus tax avoidance: free trade agreements and transfer pricing2021

    • Author(s)
      Mukunoki Hiroshi、Okoshi Hirofumi
    • Journal Title

      International Tax and Public Finance

      Volume: 28 Issue: 5 Pages: 1188-1210

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10797-021-09689-8

    • NAID

      120007163668

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Rules of origin and consumer‐hurting free trade agreements*2021

    • Author(s)
      Mukunoki Hiroshi、Okoshi Hirofumi
    • Journal Title

      The World Economy

      Volume: forthcoming Issue: 8 Pages: 1-15

    • DOI

      10.1111/twec.13097

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Antidumping on Tax-induced Dumping2022

    • Author(s)
      大越裕史
    • Organizer
      Korea International Economic Association (KIEA)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Wake Not a Sleeping Lion: Free Trade Agreements and Decision Rights in Multinationals2021

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Mukunoki
    • Organizer
      The 16th meeting of the Asia Pacific Trade Seminars (APTS 2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Wake Not a Sleeping Lion: Free Trade Agreements and Decision Rights in Multinationals2021

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Mukunoki
    • Organizer
      Symposium of Public Economics (SOPE) 2021
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 自由貿易はなぜ必要なのか2020

    • Author(s)
      椋 寛
    • Total Pages
      274
    • Publisher
      有斐閣
    • ISBN
      9784641165670
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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