Direct and indirect effects of FDI in emerging European markets: A survey and meta-analysis

Economic Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-322

  Hanousek, Jan ^a,b,c,d   Kočenda, Evžen ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Maurel, Mathilde ^g  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b Anglo American College   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^e Osteuropa Institut Regensburg   (Germany)

^f CESIFO   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

Economic transformation; Emerging markets; FDI; Meta analysis; Productivity spillovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051787793     PISSN: 09393625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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