Foreign direct investment and productivity spillovers in irish manufacturing industry: Evidence from plant level panel data

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-66

  Ruane, Frances ^a   Uǧur, Ali ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Foreign Direct Investment; Irish Manufacturing; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 13944272335     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1357151042000323139     Document Type: Review

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