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Research Article

Relative factor endowments, foreign direct investment and tax planning of multinational firms: an empirical investigation into cross-country data

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Pages 30-57 | Received 14 Sep 2021, Accepted 14 Dec 2023, Published online: 01 Jan 2024

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