A cross country analysis of outward foreign direct investment patterns

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 510-519

  Pantelidis, Pantelis ^a   Kyrkilis, Dimitrios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Countries; Direct investment; Economic policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544469687     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290510596998     Document Type: Article

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