Multinational firms, exclusivity, and backward linkages

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 206-220

  Lin, Ping ^a   Saggi, Kamal ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backward linkages; Exclusivity; Multinational firms; Vertical technology transfer

Indexed keywords

MODEL; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; OLIGOPOLY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 33847040308     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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