Competition for foreign direct investments

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 141-153

  Haaparanta, Pertti ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; International competition; Menu auctions; Subsidization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030500325     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-2727(95)01567-1     Document Type: Article

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