Size and foreign ownership effects on productivity and efficiency: An analysis of turkish motor vehicle and parts plants

Review of Development Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 576-591

  Yaşar, Mahmut ^a   Paul, Catherine J Morrison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTIMATION METHOD; FIRM OWNERSHIP; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; STOCHASTICITY;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 70350773978     PISSN: 13636669     EISSN: 14679361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2009.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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