Multinational firms, FDI flows, and imperfect capital markets

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1171-1219

  Antràs, Pol ^a   Desai, Mihir A ^a   Fritz Foley, C ^a  

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EID: 72449156227     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2009.124.3.1171     Document Type: Article

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