Fighting multiple tax havens

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 295-305

  Elsayyad, May ^a,b   Konrad, Kai A ^a,b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TAX LAW AND PUBLIC FINANCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bidding for haven inactivation; Harmful tax practices; Tax haven

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); MULTILATERAL TRADE; OECD; PROFITABILITY; TAX SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE AGREEMENT; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 84858080289     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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