Tax-induced distortions of effort and compensation in a principal-agent setting
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Common consolidated corporate tax base; Formula apportionment; Managerial compensation; Multi-jurisdictional entities; Principal-agent-problem;All these keywords.
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- D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
- H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
- M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
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