How does financial system efficiency affect the growth impact of FDI in China?: Evidence from provincial data 1999-2006

China Finance Review International

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 406-428

  Xu, Ying ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Credit misallocation; Economic growth; FDI spill overs; Financial development; Financial markets; Foreign direct investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995924055     PISSN: 20441398     EISSN: 20441401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20441391211252166     Document Type: Article

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