Investment interdependence and the coordination of lumpy investments: Evidence from the British brick industry

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-49

  Wood, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; MANUFACTURING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12344308360     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000287646     Document Type: Article

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