Advances in logistics and the growth of intra-firm trade: The case of canadian affiliates of U.S. multinationals, 1984-1995

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 571-632

  Keane, Michael P ^a,b,c   Feinberg, Susan E ^d  

^a ARC Federation Fellow ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36949010772     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2007.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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