The timing of foreign direct investment under uncertainty: Evidence from the Spanish banking sector

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 213-224

  Blandón, Josep García ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Foreign banking entry; G21; Ownership advantages; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042404848     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(00)00176-1     Document Type: Article

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