Multinationals, production efficiency, and spillover effects: The case of the U.S. auto parts industry

Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 241-260

  Okamoto, Yumiko ^a  

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EID: 21144451231     PISSN: 00432636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02707254     Document Type: Article

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