US county-level determinants of inbound FDI: Evidence from a two-step modified count data model

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 953-973

  List, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

County level; Environmental regulations; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); Q28; R28

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035372486     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(99)00051-X     Document Type: Article

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