The economics of corporate tax selfishness

National Tax Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 877-899

  Slemrod, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 14544282855     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2004.4.06     Document Type: Review

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