Knowledge spillovers from FDI in China: The role of educated labor in multinational enterprises

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 626-639

  Todo, Yasuyuki ^a   Zhang, Weiying ^b   Zhou, Li An ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

China; Educated labor; Foreign direct investment; Knowledge spillovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449715139     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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