Trade and market liberalisation in Eastern Europe: The effects on the FDI location decisions of Italian firms

Journal of East-West Business

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 93-114

  Majocchi, Antonio ^a   Strange, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe firms'; Foreign direct investment; Location decisions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; LIBERALIZATION; LOCATION DECISION; MARKET CONDITIONS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34249303129     PISSN: 10669868     EISSN: 15286959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J097v13n02_01     Document Type: Article

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