Institutions and FDI location choice: The role of cultural distances

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 210-223

  Du, Julan ^a   Lu, Yi ^b   Tao, Zhigang ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Culture distance; Economic institutions; FDI location choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858281956     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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