
- Expansion strategies of South Korean multinationals
- Lee,Hongsik
- Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
Title |
Expansion strategies of South Korean multinationals
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Material Type | Reports |
Author(English) |
Lee,Hongsik |
Publisher |
[Sejong,South Korea] : Korea Institute for International Economic Policy |
Date | 2004 |
Series Title; No | Working Paper / 04-05 |
Subject Country | South Korea(Asia and Pacific) |
Language | English |
File Type | Link |
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Subject | Economy < Direct Investment |
Holding | Korea Institute for International Economic Policy |
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to study the motivations of South Korean foreign direct investment. Using recent, detailed data on a selective sample of South Korean multinational firms, I examined the export and import behavior of the affiliates abroad of South Korean multinational corporations. In doing so, I investigated, on the one hand, to what extent multinational activity is consistent with the factor proportions theory, i.e., to what extent multinational activity is related to cheap factor supplies. (The rest omitted)