The determinants of location choice of South Korean FDI in China

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 441-460

  Kang, Sung Jin ^a   Lee, Hong Shik ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

China; Conditional logit estimation; Foreign direct investment (FDI); South Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948943040     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.japwor.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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