Longitude matters: Time zones and the location of foreign direct investment

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 96-112

  Stein, Ernesto ^a   Daude, Christian ^b  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Time zones; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

EID: 33847025602     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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