When does FDI matter? The roles of local institutions and ethnic origins of FDI

International Business Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 450-465

  Wang, Danny T ^a   Gu, Flora F ^b   Tse, David K ^c   Yim, Chi Kin Bennett ^c  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Emerging economies; FDI impacts; Foreign direct investment; Institutional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875275728     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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