Explaining Foreign Ownership By Comparative and Competitive Advantage: Empirical Evidence
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- Bellak, Christian, 1999. "Explaining foreign ownership by comparative and competitive advantage. Empirical evidence," Department of Economics Working Paper Series 62, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business.
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Keywords
Foreign Direct Investment; Comparative Advantage; Multinational Enterprises; International Production;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F - International Economics
- F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
- L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
- L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
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