Subsidiary impact on host-country economies - The case of foreign-owned subsidiaries attracting investment into Sweden

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-408

  Holm, Ulf ^a   Malmberg, Anders ^a   Sölvell, Örjan ^b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Headquarters control; Host country economy; MNC; Subsidiary competence

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0142091253     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbg014     Document Type: Article

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