Explaining trade and FDI relationships in a gravitational model

Studies in Regional Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-52

  Cechella, Cristiano ^a   Silva, Joaquim Ramos ^a   Dentinho, Tomaz Ponce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Núcleo de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em e Saúde NIDes   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Gravity model; International trade; Physical distance; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863332046     PISSN: 02876256     EISSN: 18806465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2457/srs.39.41     Document Type: Article

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