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Does Final Market Demand Elasticity Influence the Location of Export Processing? Evidence from Multinational Decisions in China

In: International Economic Integration and Domestic Performance

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  • Xuepeng Liu
  • Mary E. Lovel
  • Jan Ondrich

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The following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONCONTROL-FUNCTION CORRECTIONS FOR OMITTED ATTRIBUTESTHE LOCATION CHOICE MODELDATA DESCRIPTION AND SOURCESRESULTSCONCLUSIONAPPENDIX AREFERENCES

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  • Xuepeng Liu & Mary E. Lovel & Jan Ondrich, 2017. "Does Final Market Demand Elasticity Influence the Location of Export Processing? Evidence from Multinational Decisions in China," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Mary E Lovely (ed.), International Economic Integration and Domestic Performance, chapter 12, pages 199-226, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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