Talk softly but carry a big stick: Transfer pricing penalties and the market valuation of Japanese multinationals in the United States

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 398-414

  Eden, Lorraine ^a   Valdez, Luis F Juarez ^b   Li, Dan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

ADR; Event study; IRS; Japanese multinationals; Market value; Tax penalty; Transfer pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644446975     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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