Eastern Germany in the process of catching up: The role of foreign and west German investors in technological renewal

Eastern European Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 78-102

  Günther, Jutta ^a   Gebhardt, Oliver ^b  

^a HALLE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

EID: 24344432399     PISSN: 00128775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00128775.2005.11041104     Document Type: Article

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