Foreign direct investments, technology transfer and economic growth. A panel approach

Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-102

  Hudea, Oana Simona ^a   Stancu, Stelian Stancu ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Absorption capacity; Bi directional causality; Economic growth; Foreign direct investments; Long run equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864389695     PISSN: 15826163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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