The effect of tax treaties on multinational firms: New evidence from microdata

World Economy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-110

  Davies, Ronald B ^a   Norbäck, Pehr Johan ^b   Tekin Koru, Ayça ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; FIRM SIZE; IMPORT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT LOCATION; MICROECONOMICS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TAX SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 59549089138     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2009.01158.x     Document Type: Article

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