Do double taxation treaties increase foreign direct investment to developing countries?

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1501-1519

  Neumayer, Eric ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; TAX INCENTIVE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37149020134     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380701611535     Document Type: Article

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