Capital gains taxes and equity trading: Empirical evidence

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 611-651

  Blouin, Jennifer L ^a   Raedy, Jana Smith ^a   Shackelford, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0042475411     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00118     Document Type: Article

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