Politics, economics and investment: Explaining plant and equipment spending by US direct investors in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-183

  Stevens, Guy V G ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct investment; Investment; Nonlinear estimation; Political effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034165339     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(99)00043-1     Document Type: Article

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