How taxing is corruption on international investors?

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-11

  Wei, Shang Jin ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034387414     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465300558533     Document Type: Article

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