Should firms going public enjoy tax benefits? An analysis of the Italian experience in the 1990s

European Financial Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 513-534

  Giudici, Giancarlo ^a   Paleari, Stefano ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corporate income tax; G10; H20; Initial public offerings; Italian stock exchange; Tax relief

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342287309     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-036X.00234     Document Type: Article

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