The Investment Decisions of Multinational EnterprisesAmericas Program, Stanford University, 1987 - 18 pages |
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A. E. Safarian abroad substituted Canada-U.S. Caves chap controlled subsidiaries costs decentralized decisions of MNEs determinant of U.S. developing countries direct investment abroad Dunning economic economies of scale equity evidence example exchange rate Exchange-rate exist factor endowments first-time investment foreign global MNEs Goldsbrough 1981 government policies Guisinger study Helpman and Krugman home countries impediments to trade imperfect competition import penetration industries influence MNE intangible assets internal transfer intrafirm trade investments in Canada involved literature locational approach locational decisions McFetridge mixed modes MNE decision-making MNE decisions MNE investment MNE production abroad MNES from developing Multinational Enterprise national policies nonsubsidiary forms noted earlier number of writers Oman parent firms particular countries probability of internal strategic behavior substituted for exports tariffs technology transfer tests trade and investment trade flows Transactional Approaches transactional-locational approach transactions-cost approach transfer pricing U.S. direct investment U.S. investments U.S. manufacturing U.S. multinationals United Kingdom variety Vernon vertical integration