The effects of taxation on the location decision of multinational firms: M&A versus greenfield investments

National Tax Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 817-838

  Hebous, Shafik ^a   Ruf, Martin ^a   Weichenrieder, Alfons J ^b,c,d  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^d CESIFO   (Germany)

Author keywords

FDI; Greenfield investment; International taxation; Location; Mergers and acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870663524     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2011.3.03     Document Type: Article

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