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Locational Determinants Of Us Foreign Direct Investment In Food And Kindred Products In Latin America

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  • Padilla, Luis
  • Richards, Timothy J.

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As US investment in food processors abroad grows, understanding the factors causing this growth is critical to US trade and investment policy. This study uses an ownership / location / internalization approach in finding market size and trade openness important determinants of US foreign direct investment in Latin American food and kindred products.

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  • Padilla, Luis & Richards, Timothy J., 1999. "Locational Determinants Of Us Foreign Direct Investment In Food And Kindred Products In Latin America," 1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN 21514, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea99:21514
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.21514
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