Taxation and capital structure: Empirical evidence from a quasi-experiment in China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2012.04.002
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Keywords
Taxation; Capital structure; Trade-off theory; China;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
- H87 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - International Fiscal Issues; International Public Goods
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