Table 6

Theoretical analysis and models in transfer pricing

AuthorMethodologyFindingTheoretical gapEmpirical gapProblem
Auerbach Theoretical AnalysisBorder adjustments can have significant effects on tax revenue and international tradeDoes not address political and legal hurdles in implementing border adjustmentsDoes not involve any empirical analysis or data collectionExploring the pros and cons of border adjustments in the U.S. tax system
Shunko et al. (2014) Theoretical ModelThe trade-off between the incentive role and the transfer price tax roll is in conflictThe study is predicated on several assumptions and simplifications that might not hold in actual circumstancesThe paper does not validate the model's predictions using empirical data 

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