Endogenizing leadership in tax competition

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 768-776

  Kempf, Hubert ^a   Rota Graziosi, Grégoire ^b  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b IRD   (France)

Author keywords

Endogenous timing; First second mover advantage; Risk dominance; Stackelberg; Strategic complements; Tax competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955267403     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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