How does foreign direct investment affect the export decisions of firms in Ghana?

African Development Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 446-465

  Abor, Joshua ^a   Adjasi, Charles K D ^a   Hayford, Mac Clara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; CAPITAL FLOW; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXPORT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; PROBABILITY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 57049165961     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2008.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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