Bureaucratic corruption, environmental policy and inbound US FDI: Theory and evidence

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 1407-1430

  Fredriksson, Per G ^a   List, John A ^b   Millimet, Daniel L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Environmental regulations; Firm location; Foreign direct investment; Political economy; Pollution haven

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041841623     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(02)00016-6     Document Type: Article

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