Japanese firms and the decision to invest abroad: Business groups and regional core networks

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 214-220

  Belderbos, René ^a   Sleuwaegen, Leo ^a  

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EID: 0030551053     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2109923     Document Type: Article

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