Financial crisis in Malaysia: Did FDI flows contribute to vulnerability?

Journal of International Development

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 949-962

  Doraisami, Anita Giselle ^a  

^a Monetary Authority of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Current account deficits; FDI; Financial crisis; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MACROECONOMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 35648998518     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1358     Document Type: Article

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