Table 2

Effect of transfer pricing on MNCs' behavior

AuthorMethodologyFindingTheoretical gapEmpirical gapProblem
Marques and Pinho (2016) Creating a transfer price indexEarnings tax rate differential sensitivity decreases with stricter transfer pricingReplication in various countries/regions and differing transfer pricing rigidity and revenue bonuses is needed to confirm the findingsAssessing transfer pricing regulations' efficacy in non-European nations and their effect on MNCs' profit-shifting behaviorExamining transfer pricing regulations' influence on MNCs' profit-shifting behavior in non-European nations
Wier (2020) Use transaction-level custom data to test for differences between transfer prices and “arm's-length pricing.”South African MNCs manipulate transfer prices to move taxable earnings, costing imported goods 0.5% of corporate taxTransfer mispricing in poor nations needs to be provenDeveloping countries need firm-level transfer pricing dataConducting comparable studies in other developing nations to assess transfer mispricing
Kumar et al. (2021) Bibliometric Analysis of Scopus DataThe United States is the leading country in transfer pricing, followed by the United Kingdom and AustraliaTransfer pricing as a business tool needs to be examined beyond compliance and tax managementTransfer pricing's strategic effects on firms need additional empirical researchExploring the strategic effects of transfer pricing on firms
Gao and Zhao (2015) Creating a thorough model to calculate the best transfer price for a multinational business (MNC) to optimize profitsSetting transfer prices to optimize overall organization profit can impact MNCs' market share and competitive advantage Examining how transfer pricing affects the MNC's market share and competitive advantageIdentifying the impact of transfer pricing on MNCs' market share and competitive advantage
Sebele-Mpofu et al. (2021) Interpretivism research paradigm, Qualitative methodThe article underlines the requirement for transfer pricing laws that are compliant with international best practices and relevant to the nation's needsLack of empirical research on MNEs' tax evasion and manipulation of transfer pricing in developing nations, particularly in Africa  

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