Firm location choice in cities: Evidence from China, India, and Brazil

China Economic Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-122

  Sridhar, Kala Seetharam ^a   Wan, Guanghua ^b  

^a Public Affairs Centre   (India)

^b YUNNAN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Brazil; China; India; Industrial policy; Location choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649335962     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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