Japanese FDI into the U.S. automobile industry: An empirical investigation

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-108

  Co, Catherine Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Japanese foreign direct investment; U.S. Automobile industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031094040     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0922-1425(96)00237-x     Document Type: Article

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