Cross-border mergers and strategic alliances

European Economic Review

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 818-831

  Qiu, Larry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cross border mergers; Cross border strategic alliances; Distribution costs; Export; FDI

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT LOCATION; MERGER; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 77955096071     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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