Sun, sea and economics
The 33 smallest islands of Greece are an idyllic place to examine the important link between competition and tax rise 'pass-through', says a new study co-authored by Christos Genakos of Cambridge Judge. Dr Christos Genakos The tiny sun-drenched islands off…

The Times: It’s a mistake to think all problems can be solved with extra investment
Further coverage of a report on the UK’s research and development tax credit scheme by David Connell, Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research at Cambridge Judge Business School. The UK government’s flagship £7.3 billion-a-year tax credit scheme…
Financial Times: UK tax break failing to deliver extra R&D spending, study finds
A report on the UK’s research and development tax credit scheme by David Connell, Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research at Cambridge Judge, covered in Financial Times. The UK government’s flagship £7.3 billion-a-year tax credit scheme for…
Industrial policy failure
The UK's £7.3 billion flagship research and development tax credit scheme is failing to stimulate the additional spending required to meet the Government's R&D target, concludes a new report from the Centre for Business Research at Cambridge Judge Business School.…

Leading economists on corporate tax reform
The Financial Economists Roundtable, which includes Professor Elroy Dimson of Cambridge Judge, calls for retaining current "worldwide" US tax system but removing the deferral option for offshore profits. The Financial Economist Roundtable, a group of senior economists including Professor Elroy…

The Daily Telegraph: Banks’ profits recover but they are paying less in corporation tax
Corporation tax receipts from banks in the UK are lower than before the financial crisis, says research co-authored by Geoff Meeks, Professor of Financial Accounting at Cambridge Judge. Read the full article [telegraph.co.uk]…
Bank taxes
Despite rising global profitability, there has been a "dramatic" fall in UK corporation tax paid by British banks, says Cambridge Judge Business School study. There has been a "dramatic" fall in UK corporation tax paid by major UK banks despite…

The New York Times: UK corporation tax take from banks slumps despite profit rebound – study
Despite rising global profitability, there has been a "dramatic" fall in UK corporation tax paid by British banks, says Cambridge Judge Business School study. The study "Why are banks paying so little UK corporation tax?" was conducted by Geoff Meeks,…
The real corporate tax scandal
Western governments have finally begun to pay close attention to tax avoidance by multinational corporations in rich countries. But where, Cambridge Judge Business School's Professor Paul Tracey asks, does that leave poor countries, where the effect is arguably much more…

Keeping an eye on climate policy: Has the treasury omitted £300m per year of extra climate impacts from its fuel duty reduction calculations?
In his blog, Dr Chris Hope, reader in policy modelling at Cambridge Judge Business School, looks at Treasury's analysis published earlier last week and estimates extra climate impacts. Read the full article [chrishopepolicy.com]…