Re-entering Europe: Does European Union candidacy boost foreign direct investment?

Economics of Transition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-103

  Clausing, Kimberly A ^a   Dorobantu, Cosmina L ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; EU accession; EU candidacy; Foreign direct investment; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; INVESTMENT LOCATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 13644250943     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2005.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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