FDI location choice: Agglomeration vs institutions

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-107

  Du, Julan ^a   Lu, Yi ^b   Tao, Zhigang ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; FDI; FDI locational choice; Institutions

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DATA SET; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCATION DECISION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOREA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949129728     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.348     Document Type: Conference Paper

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