The influence of taxes on migration: Evidence from Switzerland

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 235-252

  Liebig, Thomas ^a   Sousa Poza, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Migration; Switzerland; Tax competition

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; TAX SYSTEM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33644988501     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bei057     Document Type: Article

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