The determinants of Korea's foreign direct investment from the United States, 1980-2001: An empirical investigation of firm-level data

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 118-131

  Jeon, Bang Nam ^a   Rhee, Sung Sup ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Soongsil University   (South Korea)

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EID: 38149123882     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2007.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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