Is foreign direct investment good for growth? Evidence from sectoral analysis of China and Vietnam

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 542-562

  Vu, Tam Bang ^a   Gangnes, Byron ^b   Noy, Ilan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Foreign direct investment; Growth; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 53349117993     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: 14699648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547860802364976     Document Type: Article

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