## Abstract This paper investigates factors affecting the global sourcing choices of firms in the US: (1) US investment abroad; (2) foreign direct investment in the US; (3) wageβproductivity ratio; and (4) transaction cost. I found that there is a statistically significant association between the c
Financial Foreign Direct Investment: The Role of Private Equity Investments in the Globalization of Firms from Emerging Markets
β Scribed by Tamir Agmon; Avi Messica
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 481 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-181X
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