Do corporate tax concessions really matter for the success of free economic zones?

Economics of Planning

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-123

  Nam, Chang Woon ^a   Radulescu, Doina Maria ^a  

^a IFO INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Free economic zone; Investment decision; Net present value; Tax concessions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INVESTMENT; TAX SYSTEM;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; NAJIN SONBONG; NORTH KOREA; WORLD;

EID: 25844511442     PISSN: 00130451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10644-004-6831-6     Document Type: Review

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