Wages and foreign ownership a comparative study of Mexico, Venezuela, and the United States

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 345-371

  Aitken, Brian ^b   Harrison, Ann ^a   Lipsey, Robert E ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING REGION; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; FOREIGN INVESTMENT; FOREIGN OWNED FIRM; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; INVESTMENT IMPACT; TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION; WAGE GAP; WAGE IMPACT; WAGE TRENDS;

MEXICO; USA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0030438739     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1996(95)01410-1     Document Type: Article

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