How sensitive is FDI to differences in corporate income taxation within the EU?

Economist

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-204

  Gorter, Joeri ^a   Parikh, Ashok ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Capital mobility; European Union; Foreign direct investment; Tax competition

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; EUROPEAN UNION; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; TAX SYSTEM;

EUROPE;

EID: 0038681702     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023913618978     Document Type: Article

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