Re-investment and the survival of foreign-owned plants

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-223

  Wren, Colin ^a   Jones, Jonathan ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duration analysis; Exit; FDI; Grants; Plant survival; Re investment

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA SET; FIRM OWNERSHIP; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 59449089633     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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