Transaction efficiency, division of labour and foreign direct investment: A unified model

The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions: Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 214-247

  Yang, Dexin ^a  

^a ZHONGNAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW   (China)

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EID: 85009174963     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781403938374     Document Type: Chapter

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