Cross-border mergers and acquisitions vs. greenfield foreign direct investment: The role of firm heterogeneity

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 336-365

  Nocke, Volker ^a   Yeaple, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Firm heterogeneity; Foreign direct investment; Greenfield; Mergers

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEITY; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; MERGER;

EID: 34248578180     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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