Location of foreign manufacturers in China: Agglomeration economies and country of origin effects

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 351-372

  He, Canfei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration economies; China; Country of origin effects

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MANUFACTURING;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 3142743615     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10110-003-0168-9     Document Type: Article

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