Subsidies for FDI: Implications from a model with heterogeneous firms

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-125

  Chor, Davin ^a  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

FDI subsidies; Fixed versus variable cost subsidies; Heterogeneous firms; Import subsidies

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PRICING POLICY; PRODUCTIVITY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 67349190280     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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