The determinants of the U.S. foreign direct investment: Does the region matter?

Global Economic Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-51

  Nasser, Omar M Al ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Foreign direct investment; Latin america; Panel data analysis; U.S.

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249133882     PISSN: 1226508X     EISSN: 17443873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12265080701217181     Document Type: Article

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