The impact of tax policy on corporate debt in a developing economy: A study of unquoted Indian companies

European Journal of Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 583-607

  Green, Christopher J ^a   Murinde, Victor ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate finance; India; Taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749129508     PISSN: 1351847X     EISSN: 14664364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13518470701705702     Document Type: Article

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