Efficiency externalities of trade and alternative forms of foreign investment in oecd countries

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 749-766

  Iyer, Krishna G ^a   Rambaldi, Alicia N ^b   Kam, Ki Tang ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 55249115168     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1024     Document Type: Article

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