Managerial incentives and the international organization of production

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-262

  Grossman, Gene M ^a   Helpman, Elhanan ^b,c,d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d CIAR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Direct foreign investment; Intra firm trade; Outsourcing; Theory of the firm

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INCENTIVE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; OUTSOURCING; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

EID: 3042798868     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(03)00072-2     Document Type: Article

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