How to maximize domestic benefits from foreign investments: The effect of irreversibility and uncertainty

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 873-889

  Pennings, Enrico ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Irreversibility; Tax policy; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144411776     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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