The effects of the stock transaction tax on the stock market - Experiences from Asian markets

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 347-364

  Hu, Shing Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian markets; Stock market; Stock transaction tax

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011020737     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-538X(98)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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