Investment liberalisation and firm selection process: A welfare analysis from a host-country perspective

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 357-377

  Kejžar, Katja Zajc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Crowding out; Firm selection process; Foreign direct investment; Market structure; Productivity spillovers; Welfare

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIBERALIZATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SPILLOVER EFFECT; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 79958714468     PISSN: 09638199     EISSN: 14699559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2011.538975     Document Type: Article

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