Does Foreign Capital Increase Tax Revenue: The Turkish Case

Abstract

We examine the effect of the foreign direct investment (FDI) on taxes paid for Turkey with a special focus on the differentials between firms operating with different technology levels. We utilize a comprehensive dataset for Turkish manufacturing firms over 2004-2012 period and employ Generalized Method of Moments methodology. The results of the study confirm that foreign affiliation increase the taxes paid by the firms. We find a bigger impact of FDI on taxation for high-technology firms than medium or low technology firms.