Footloose multinationals in Belgium?

Review of World Economics

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 483-507

  Van Beveren, Ilke ^a  

^a Thomas More University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Duration; Exit; Multinational firms; Nationality of ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 35349024738     PISSN: 16102878     EISSN: 16102886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10290-007-0118-8     Document Type: Article

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