Expansion strategies of U.S. multinational firms

Expansion strategies of U.S. multinational firms

Recent theoretical work tends to characterize multinational enterprises as arising through either horizontal or vertical foreign direct investment (FDI). Empirical research tends to find stronger support for the former than for the latter. In this paper, we use recent, detailed data on U.S. multinat...

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Main Authors: Hanson, Gordon H. (Author), Mataloni, Raymond J, Jr (Author), Slaughter, Matthew J. (Author)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:English
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2001.
Series:NBER working paper series no. 8433
Subjects:
International business enterprises > United States.
Contracting out > United States.
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