The effect of population health on foreign direct investment inflows to low- and middle-income countries

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 613-630

  Alsan, Marcella ^a   Bloom, David E ^a   Canning, David ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Human capital; Low and middle income countries; Population health

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HEALTH AND DISEASE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK;

EID: 33644957425     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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