Asymmetric FDI and tax-treaty bargaining: Theory and evidence

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1119-1148

  Chisik, Richard ^a   Davies, Ronald B ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Foreign direct investment; Multinational Corporations; Tax treaties; Withholding taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348163800     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(03)00059-8     Document Type: Article

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