The location of American and Japanese multinationals in Europe

International Economics and Economic Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-173

  Yamawaki, Hideki ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

European integration; Firm location; Multinational firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751527646     PISSN: 16124804     EISSN: 16124812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10368-006-0052-6     Document Type: Article

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