The choice of organizational form by closely-held firms in sweden: Tax versus non-tax determinants

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 219-243

  Edmark, Karin ^a   Gordon, Roger H ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^b Department of Economics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; FIRM OWNERSHIP; TAX INCENTIVE; TAX SYSTEM;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84873803722     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dts045     Document Type: Article

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