The determinants of foreign direct investment: An extreme bounds analysis

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-211

  Moosa, Imad A ^a   Cardak, Buly A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Extreme bounds analysis; Foreign direct investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644792247     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mulfin.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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