Trade Costs and Location of Foreign Firms in China.

This study examines the determinants of entry into by foreign firms, using information on 515 Chinese industries at the provincial level during 1998-2001. The analysis, rooted in the new economic geography, focuses on market and supplier access within and outside the province of entry, as well as pr...

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מחבר תאגידי: International Monetary Fund
פורמט: כתב-עת
שפה:English
יצא לאור: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
סדרה:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/055
גישה מקוונת:Full text available on IMF
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