The role of tax incentives in capital investment and R&D decisions

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-256

  Chittenden, Francis ^a   Derregia, Mohsen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; INVESTMENT LOCATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TAX INCENTIVE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77953341776     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0780b     Document Type: Article

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