Temporary investment tax incentives: Theory with evidence from bonus depreciation

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 737-768

  House, Christopher L ^a,b   Shapiro, Matthew D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 64549163911     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.3.737     Document Type: Article

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