Productivity of Chinese regions and the location of multinational research and development

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-131

  Ke, Shanzi ^a   Lai, Mingyong ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese regions; multinational enterprise R D; regional productivity; spatial econometrics; spillover effects

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPORT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

CHINA;

EID: 78651103330     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: 15526925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017610375822     Document Type: Article

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