Distance and foreign direct investment when contracts are incomplete

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 796-822

  Ottaviano, Gianmarco I P ^a   Turrini, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

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EID: 34948842335     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2007.5.4.796     Document Type: Article

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