Multinational firms, technology diffusion and trade

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-28

  Ethier, Wilfred J ^a   Markusen, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Incentive compatible; Internalization; Licenses; Multinational firm; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBALISATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INNOVATION DIFFUSION; INTERNALISATION; KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRADE THEORY; TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION;

EID: 0030406120     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1996(95)01411-X     Document Type: Article

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