Is the relationship between inward FDI and spillover effects linear? An empirical examination of the case of China

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 447-459

  Buckley, Peter J ^a   Clegg, Jeremy ^a   Wang, Chengqi ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; curvilinearity; FDI; ownership advantages; spillovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248400002     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400274     Document Type: Article

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