The role of taxes in corporate research and development spending

R and D Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 465-477

  Billings, B Anthony ^a   Glazunov, Sergei N ^a   Houston, Melvin ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035610496     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00232     Document Type: Article

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