Public policy, political connections, and effective tax rates: Longitudinal evidence from Malaysia

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 574-595

  Adhikari, Ajay ^a   Derashid, Chek ^b   Zhang, Hao ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effective tax rates; Political connections; Public policy; Relationship based economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748917093     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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