The Hardships of Long Distance Relationships: Knowledge Transmission and the Ease of Communication within Multinational Firms
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Keywords
multinational firms; multinational corporations; knowledge; location; proximity concentration hypothesis; FDI;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
- L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-URE-2017-09-17 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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