On the Value and Determinants of the Interest Tax Shields

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Menichini, Amilcar A.
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2014-11-13
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We use a dynamic model of the rm to ascertain both the value and the determinants of the tax bene ts of debt. A standard parameterization suggests that the value of the interest tax shields represents around 3% of rm value, and it varies considerably across industries. In addition, our results show that this component of the stock price behaves countercyclically over the business cycle. Finally, besides the interest rate on debt and the corporate income tax rate, we nd that the curvature of the production function is one of the most important determinants of the tax advantage of debt.
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Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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