Export orientation, foreign affiliates, and the growth of Austrian manufacturing firms

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 411-423

  Pfaffermayr, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Exports; Growth of firms; Multinational firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642570777     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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