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Corporate Inversions: An Economic Perspective

William G. Gale
William G. Gale The Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Co-Director - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

October 16, 2002

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:

Thank you for inviting me to testify at this hearing. Corporate inversions have increased in recent years and raise a number of difficult and sometimes confusing issues. My testimony aims to provide background on both the institutional and economic aspects of inversions.