Paternalism and tax competition

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-149

  Kotakorpi, Kaisa ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Commodity taxation; Paternalism; Tax competition

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; DIVERGENCE; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 59849111728     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2008.01557.x     Document Type: Article

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