Reforming the taxation of multijurisdictional enterprises in Europe

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 329-361

  Gérard, Marcel ^a,b  

^a Facultes Universitaires Catholiques de Mons   (Belgium)

^b Cesifo ^*

Author keywords

European taxation; Multinational companies; Multinational enterprises; Tax competition; Tax consolidation

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TAX REFORM; TAX SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34547954389     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifm012     Document Type: Article

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