Linking corporate productivity to foreign direct investment: An empirical assessment

International Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Barbosa, Natália ^a   Eiriz, Vasco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

FDI; GMM; Manufacturing industry; Panel data; Vertical and horizontal spillovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549119761     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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