State tax policy and oil production: The role of the severance tax and credits for drilling expenses

U.S. Energy Tax Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 305-337

  Chakravorty, Ujjayant ^a   Gerking, Shelby ^b   Leach, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84860472700     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511921865.014     Document Type: Chapter

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