The direct contribution of FDI to productivity growth in Britain, 1997-2008

World Economy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 713-736

  Harris, Richard ^a   Moffat, John ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84879412297     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/twec.12059     Document Type: Article

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