Tariff jumping DFI and export substitution: Japanese electronics firms in Europe

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 601-638

  Belderbos, René ^a   Sleuwaegen, Leo ^b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antidumping; Direct Foreign Investment; Export; Multinational Firms; Trade Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032361821     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(97)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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