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Multinationals without Advantages

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Motta, M.

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We propose a simple ,odel to analyze the widespread idea that a necessary condtion from firms to make foreign direct investments is that thay have firm-pecific advantage with respect to host country firms.

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Paper provided by Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) in its series Research Institute of Industrial Economics Working Papers with number 464.

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Date of creation: 1996
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Keywords: TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS; INVESTMENTS;

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F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements

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