A dynamic panel analysis of the profitability of Australian tax entities

Empirical Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 209-233

  Feeny, Simon ^a   Harris, Mark N ^b   Rogers, Mark ^c,d  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic panel model; Firm performance; Market structure; Profitability; Tax entity; Unobserved effects

Indexed keywords

PANEL DATA; PROFITABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17444366193     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-004-0230-8     Document Type: Article

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