The impact of endogenous tax treaties on foreign direct investment: Theory and evidence

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 901-931

  Egger, Peter ^a   Larch, Mario ^a   Pfaffermayr, Michael ^b   Winner, Hannes ^b  

^a IFO INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

C33; F21; F23; H25; H87

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OECD; STOCK MARKET; TAX SYSTEM; TRADE;

EID: 33746771343     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2006.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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