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Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) And Trade - Substitutes And Complements? An Application To The Processed Food Industry

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  • Carter, Colin A.
  • Yilmaz, Alper

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) have become a more dominant form of international trade in a more globalized world. This paper investigates the question of whether FDI and trade are substitutes or complements. In the context of a generally applicable model, the focus is on the processed food industry.

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  • Carter, Colin A. & Yilmaz, Alper, 1999. "Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) And Trade - Substitutes And Complements? An Application To The Processed Food Industry," 1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN 21665, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea99:21665
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.21665
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