The impact of multinational entry on domestic market structure and investment

International Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-62

  Haller, Stefanie A ^a  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Competition; Cost reducing investment; Host country effects; Market structure; Mode of foreign entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049114420     PISSN: 10590560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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