CAN LOWER TAX RATES BE BOUGHT? BUSINESS RENT-SEEKING AND TAX COMPETITION AMONG U.S. STATES
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عنوان ژورنال: National Tax Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0028-0283,1944-7477
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2010.4s.07