The location of Japanese investments in China: Agglomeration effects, keiretsu, and firm heterogeneity

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 194-211

  Belderbos, René ^a,b   Carree, Martin ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0036628312     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jjie.2001.0491     Document Type: Review

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