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The Debt-Equity Tax Bias: Consequences and Solutions

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  • Serena Fatica
  • Thomas Hemmelgarn
  • Gaëtan Nicodème

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Volume (Year): LII (2013)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 5-18

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Keywords: taxation; financial sector; debt; allowance for corporate equity; comprehensive business income tax; corporate structure;

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  • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
  • H32 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Firm
  • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
  • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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