Fragmentation agglomeration matter: Japanese multinationals in Latin America and East Asia

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-317

  Kimura, Fukunari ^a   Ando, Mitsuyo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Foreign direct investment; Fragmentation; Micro data analysis; Sector switching

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142215416     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1062-9408(03)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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