Tax Incentives and Entrepreneurship: Measurement and Data Considerations

International Studies in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 205-225

  Schuetze, Herbert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

compliance; entrepreneurship; taxations

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052920573     PISSN: 15721922     EISSN: 21975884     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-72288-7_10     Document Type: Chapter

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