Are there demonstration-related spillovers from FDI?. Evidence from Switzerland

International Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 494-508

  Ben Hamida, Lamia ^a   Gugler, Philippe ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Demonstration effects; FDI; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249222593     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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