Competition and the location of overseas assembly

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 155-175

  Swenson, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COMPETITIVENESS; DEVELOPING WORLD; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; OUTSOURCING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846657761     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.00403.x     Document Type: Article

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