How weak are the signals? International price indices and multinational enterprises

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-74

  Eden, Lorraine ^a   Rodriguez, Peter ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

International price index; Intrafirm trade; Transfer pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942627320     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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