## 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
Japan's experience in linking foreign direct investment and imports of minerals
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- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 557 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-4207
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