Dyadic military conflict, security alliances, and bilateral FDI flows

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 765-782

  Li, Quan ^a   Vashchilko, Tatiana ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic panel data; Foreign direct investment; International relations and political science; MNE host country relations; National security; Political risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953172679     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.91     Document Type: Article

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