The political economy of corporate tax harmonization - Why do European politicians (dis)like minimum tax rates?

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-37

  Osterloh, Steffen ^a   Heinemann, Friedrich ^b  

^a German Council of Economic Experts   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Company taxation; European Parliament; Political economy; Tax harmonization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867584260     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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