Tax competition for heterogeneous firms with endogenous entry

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-102

  Davies, Ronald B ^a   Eckel, Carsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 85017120425     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.1.77     Document Type: Article

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