This book looks at concerns in the EU about differences in company tax rates, exchange rate changes, and inflation differentials, building an analytical model which includes the finance decision of firms, particularly those decisions which have a strong tax component.

JOHN LORIÉ studied Economics and Tax Economics at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where he also received his PhD. He has worked for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is currently a Senior Vice President of Fixed Income Capital Markets at ABN AMRO Bank, The Netherlands.