Technological competitiveness, trade and foreign direct investment

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 373-387

  Narula, Rajneesh ^a   Wakelin, Katharine ^a  

^a UNU MERIT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Innovation; International trade

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

EID: 0031736212     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-349X(98)00034-4     Document Type: Article

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