Technology transfer and spillovers: Does local participation with multinationals matter?

European Economic Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4-6, 1999, Pages 915-923

  Blomström, Magnus ^a   Sjöholm, Fredrik ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

FDI; Joint venture; MNC; Spillovers; Technology

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INDONESIA;

EID: 0345085475     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(98)00104-4     Document Type: Article

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