On the welfare effects of competition for foreign direct investments

European Economic Review

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 963-983

  Fumagalli, Chiara ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

FDI promotion; Host country spillover; Location of production; State aid

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 0242720935     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(02)00228-3     Document Type: Article

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