Tax Loss Carryovers in a Competitive Environment
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Tax Loss Carryovers in a Competitive Environment
Tax Loss Carryovers in a Competitive Environment
Date Written: July 21, 2017
Abstract
We examine operating and investment decisions in a duopolistic industry in which an initial investment in research yields an immediate tax benefit for one firm, but creates a net operating loss carryover for the other firm. We show that the conventional wisdom that suggests that the first firm is in a better position to make the research investment need not hold in a competitive environment. This occurs because if both firms invest in research, the firm with the net operating loss carryover makes more aggressive investment decisions following successful research.
Keywords: Net operating loss carryovers, R&D investments, capital expenditures
JEL Classification: H25, D21, H32
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