FDI location and size: Does employment protection legislation matter?

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 590-605

  Gross, Dominique M ^a   Ryan, Michael ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment protection legislation; FDI; Japan Western Europe; Location

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FIRM SIZE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT LOCATION; LABOR POLICY;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; JAPAN; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 56449105816     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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