The R&D tax credit in france: Assessment and ex ante evaluation of the 2008 reform

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Mulkay, Benoît ^a   Mairessey, Jacques ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b CREST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; ECONOMETRICS; ERROR CORRECTION; PANEL DATA; REFORM PROCESS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TAX SYSTEM;

FRANCE;

EID: 84880306944     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpt019     Document Type: Article

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