The effect of taxes on corporate financing decisions: Evidence from a panel of Italian firms

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 353-376

  Alworth, Julian ^a   Arachi, Giampaolo ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Debt; Marginal tax rate; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041871018     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011258605504     Document Type: Article

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