On the determinants of multinationals' ownership preferences: Evidence from Greece and Portugal

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 493-515

  Barbosa, Natalia ^a   Louri, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Multinationals; Ownership structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 31244436848     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(00)00102-8     Document Type: Article

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