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FDI timing: Entry cost subsidy versus tax rate reduction

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  • Chang, Ta-Cheng
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  • Yu, Chia-Feng & Chang, Ta-Cheng & Fan, Chinn-Ping, 2007. "FDI timing: Entry cost subsidy versus tax rate reduction," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 24(2), pages 262-271, March.
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