Measuring the performance of foreign direct investment: A case study of China

Economics Letters

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-150

  Wu, Yanrui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

C24; Input distance function; O53; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034384609     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1765(99)00225-6     Document Type: Article

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