The Effectiveness of Tax Incentives in Attracting Investment : Panel Data Evidence from the CFA Franc Zone
In this paper, we investigate to what extent tax incentives are effective in attracting investment in Sub-Saharan Africa. We test the neo-classical investment theory prediction that tax incentives, by lowering the user cost of capital, raise investment. Next to tax incentives, we also estimate the i...
Main Authors: | Van Parys, Stefan, James, Sebastian |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4993 |
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