Analysis of foreign direct investment determinants in Estonia

Journal of East-West Business

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 103-121

  Reiljan, Ele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; Estonia; FDI; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ESTONIA;

EID: 0141595275     PISSN: 10669868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J097v08n03_07     Document Type: Article

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